Influential female footballer calls out Ronaldo, Messi for not speaking up against racism

Influential female footballer calls out Ronaldo, Messi for not speaking up against racism

Akan Anwankwo
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:44 PM
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- Megan Rapinoe has urged Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to use their voice to speak up against racism

- The United States women's captain lauded Manchester United's Marcus Rashford's effort in fighting poverty

- Rapinoe won the 2019 Ballon d'Or award after helping the American team win the World Cup in 2019

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Megan Rapinoe has called out Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona captain Lionel Messi to use their influence to speak up against racism, Sport Bible.

The captain of the United States women's team also called out the pair back in 2019 for not supporting the course of eliminating sexism in football.

The 35-year-old American winger clearly stated that everybody is responsible for making change happen in a bid to stop discrimination.

Influential female footballer calls out Ronaldo, Messi for not speaking up on racism
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Rapinoe lauded Man United's Marcus Rashford who used his personality and wealth to help fight poverty during the pandemic.

The 2019 Women's Ballon d'Or winner urged Messi, Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann to emulate the likes of Rashford using their popularity to effect change.

"I think Rashford and the others in England and elsewhere have done amazing things.
"...When you see the commitment of certain athletes, like Serena Williams and LeBron James here in the United States.
"It is important that people listen to Rashford, [Lionel] Messi, or [Cristiano] Ronaldo, [Antoine] Griezmann... It is important to understand that always they will be seen as global models.
"As people listen, use this platform for good. You saw what Rashford did in his country, it had an incredible impact, especially during the pandemic. That doesn't mean that you have to talk about all the problems all the time.
"Find something that you are passionate about, use your power and influence because you can really make a big impact as a great soccer player."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Cristiano Ronaldo was reportedly involved in a row with some of his teammates after Juventus recorded a 3-1 win over Genoa at the Allianz Stadium, Mirror.

The Serie A champions had three different scorers including Dejan Kulusevski, Alvaro Morata and Weston McKennie but Ronaldo could not find the back of the net.

And reports from Italy claim the Portuguese superstar was livid with his teammates for failing to pass the ball to him.

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