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SAN DIEGO — Megan Rapinoe’s career came to a shocking and sudden end in the third minute of the Reign’s NWSL championship game vs. Gotham on Saturday in San Diego. Rapinoe suffered what appeared to be a noncontact injury to her right leg, slipping on the turf as she attempted to poach a pass. She was visibly upset as trainers attended to her leg, putting her hands over her face to cover her teary eyes. She laid backside while being tended to on the field by trainers. A stretcher was called shortly after, but Rapinoe rose and limped off the pitch with medical staff at her side. Before leaving t......

By Lizzy Becherano Megan Rapinoe announced her plan to retire from professional football following the end of the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League season. The record-breaking forward will participate in her fourth and final World Cup with the US women’s national team in July and August, before finishing the second half of the NWSL campaign to end her career. "I’ve been able to have such an incredible career, and this game has brought me all over the world and allowed me to meet so many amazing people. I feel incredibly grateful to have played as long as I have, to be as successful as we’ve ......