She'll leave the game this fall having won at least two World Cups, one Olympic gold, and millions of fans along the way.
In the aftermath of that World Cup, countless opportunities came her way. "There's so many opportunities that I have, and so much that I'm really passionate about, sometimes I get frustrated that I can't do both [soccer and everything else]," she told Yahoo Sports last year.
She said she's excited to play a final half-season, and excited for retirement, but of course, she'll miss plenty. When asked what she'll remember most from her 15-year career, she highlighted "all the moments that are only team — in the locker room, in the mediation rooms, in the bus. In the banquet rooms in hotels. The fun moments, the really tough moments. All those little things that nobody gets to see. ...
"I think it's all those moments. The biggest ones that we know are memorialized on YouTube, and those can forever be brought up. But all the little moments that we're not able to share with everyone I think is the most special for all of us."that it "will commemorate Rapinoe's illustrious career" at its final regular-season home game on Oct. 6. The match will be dubbed "Forever Reign: A Celebration of Megan Rapinoe.
Rapinoe said the timing of the announcement, months in advance, was in part inspired by her fiancée, Sue Bird, whose final WNBA season turned into a farewell tour across the league.
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