U.S. women¡¯s team star Megan Rapinoe announced on social media on Saturday that she would be retiring from soccer at the end of this season.
¡°It is with a deep sense of peace & gratitude that I have decided this will be my final season playing this beautiful game,¡± the 38-year-old posted. ¡°I never could have imagined the ways in which soccer would shape and change my life forever.¡±
The two-time FIFA Women¡¯s World Cup winner, well known for her activism, is part of the U.S. squad for the upcoming Women¡¯s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
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