Megan Rapinoe in Tears as Farewell Appearance Ends After 3 Minutes

• Megan Rapinoe was in tears as her final professional game as a football player ended after 3 minutes
• The two-time World Cup winner suffered an injury in the NWSL final between OL Reign and Gotham FC
• Her foot appeared to get caught in the turf at the Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego

Megan Rapinoe’s farewell football game had a disheartening ending as the two-time World Cup winner had to go off after three minutes with injury.

Rapinoe was in the starting XI for the NWSL final between OL Reign and Gotham FC.

But the 38-year old veteran went down after just three minutes with a suspected torn Achilles tendon.

Prior to the game, Rapinoe went on record to say the game between OL Reign and Gotham FC “was really the last one”.

Speaking on her unfortunate ending to her footballing stint, Rapinoe described it as “the worst possible outcome", saying, as per TalkSport.

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“I just thank god I have like a f---ing deep well of sense of humor, but yeah, I mean, just obviously devastating to go out in the final so early."

The game ended in favour of Gotham FC, who claimed a 2-1 win over OL Reign - a result that ensured Rapinoe would not win her first NWSL Championship of her career.

She has won NWSL Shield three times in a decade with OL Reign, winning the NWSL Shield three times but never the Championship.

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Despite the disappointing end to her career, the NWSL final did little to take away from Megan Rapinoe’s legacy.

In an illustrious career, the veteran made 203 appearances for the USA national team, scoring 63 goals. Her goals helped the nation lift two World Cups as well as an Olympic gold medal.

According to BBC, she also became the second-ever winner of the Ballon d’Or Feminin when she won it in 2019.

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Sports Brief also reported on Megan Rapinoe’s controversial actions after missing a penalty for the USA at the Women’s World Cup.

The USA went up against Sweden on Sunday, August 6, and were dominant in 120 minutes but were met by a stubborn Swedish defence throughout the game, and it boiled down to penalties.

Three USA players missed their spot kicks, including the country's legend Megan Rapinoe as Sweden went on to win the game in extraordinary circumstances