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Martina Navratilova makes her feelings clear on Megan Rapinoe's transgender sports stance

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova issued a one-word response after USWNT star Megan Rapinoe insisted she would have no problem with a transgender woman replacing a biological woman in the squad.

Navratilova, an 18-time grand slam champion, has long been an activist for gay rights and other causes, but she has expressed concern over transgender women competing against biological females in sport and she called said World Athletics' March decision to ban transgender women from women's competitions a "step in the right direction".

However, outspoken soccer star Rapinoe – a two-time World Cup winner – shared a very different view on the subject in an interview with Time Magazine, insisting she would welcome a transgender woman to play with or against her.

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