Retiring star Megan Rapinoe was honored by club team OL Reign on Friday night in front of a National Women's Soccer League record crowd of 34,130 fans.
by ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports WriterOL Reign forward Megan Rapinoe smiles before the team's NWSL soccer match against the Washington Spirit, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, in Seattle. Retiring star Megan Rapinoe was honored by club team OL Reign on Friday night in front of a National Women's Soccer League record crowd of 34,130 fans, many of whom wore pink wigs in her honor.
Rapinoe had already played her final match with the U.S. national team last month in Chicago, but Friday marked her final regular-season home game for the Reign.A video played before the match included well-wishes from such luminaries as Abby Wambach, Ken Griffey Jr. and Magic Johnson. And there's a possibility the Reign make the playoffs. With Racing Louisville's 3-2 victory over the Orlando Pride earlier Friday, the Reign moved into sixth place in the standings, just above the playoff line.
At the 2019 World Cup in France, Rapinoe scored six goals, including a penalty in the final against the Netherlands. With her lavender hair, her victory pose, arms outstretched, became one of the iconic images of the dominant U.S. run.
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