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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Adam Elder at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego

‘I’m like a proud gay aunt’: Rapinoe bids farewell to game she helped transform

Megan Rapinoe hugs her OL Reign and USWNT teammate Rose Lavelle after their team’s loss in the NWSL final on Saturday.
Megan Rapinoe hugs her OL Reign and USWNT teammate Rose Lavelle after their team’s loss in the NWSL final on Saturday. Photograph: Katharine Lotze/Getty Images

The only storyline ahead of the NWSL championship was the storyline itself, which seemed too perfect: Megan Rapinoe of OL Reign would square off against Ali Krieger of NJ/NY Gotham FC. Two American legends playing their final matches for a trophy that neither had ever won.

What a way to go out, and what a story for this league to sell.

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