The World Cup and Olympic champion was a serial winner for her country. But fans at her final match also acknowledged her contributions off the field
Megan Rapinoe ended her international career in familiar fashion: victorious and mischievous.
The star and her USA teammates defeated South Africa 2-0 in a friendly at Soldier Field in Chicago. Though Rapinoe will play a few more games for her club team, OL Reign, Sunday marked her last with the US and was the final stanza in a near two-decade career in which she won 203 caps, two World Cups and an Olympic gold medal.
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