Megan Rapinoe and Ali Krieger may have been opponents in Saturday’s NWSL Championship game, but they’ll always be lifelong teammates thanks to their successes on the U.S. women’s national team.
That couldn’t have been more evident than when NJ/NY Gotham FC’s Krieger approached Rapinoe, who was forced out of the championship due to injury just two minutes into Saturday night’s match.
The devastating non-contact injury to the OL Reign star, who was participating in the final match of a storied career that includes two World Cup titles, was met with empathy by her former USWNT companion.
