Breaking news Morgan, Rapinoe commiserate over imperfect ends to legendary careers

Though they both had forgettable last moments in their careers, Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe rank among the best players who have ever worn a U.S. women’s national team jersey. Rapinoe concluded her career in 2023 with bittersweet club and national

experiences. In the World Cup shootout, the veteran missed a penalty kick, and the USWNT lost to Sweden in the last-16 tiebreaker. The USWNT send-off match is scheduled for the following month, but Rapinoe’s last-minute contribution to a crucial game will be bittersweet. Unbelievably, Rapinoe tore her Achilles minutes into the NWSL title game, which her Reign team eventually lost to NJ/NY Gotham FC. This was Rapinoe’s final match of her career.

Sadly, Casey Murphy, a veteran member of the USWNT, stopped Morgan’s spot kick. This week, Morgan talked about the conclusion of her illustrious career on the podcast “A Touch More,” which is hosted by Rapinoe and her companion Sue Bird. When the topic of Morgan’s last match was brought up, Rapinoe made a funny connection between the conclusion of their gaming journeys. “I appreciate you pointing out that I missed the penalty in the last game. “We must have accomplished so much great work throughout our careers that it was impossible for our last moments to be flawless,” laughed Rapinoe. “Making the penalty would be sweet, but missing it doesn’t take away from this day,” Morgan retorted. And that really is really appropriate. It was composed beforehand. I’m only having fun with it.

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