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Megan Rapinoe
Midfielder/Winger on the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team; Olympic Gold Medalist; LGBT Activist
Megan Rapinoe was born July 5, 1985, in Redding, California and is an American soccer midfielder currently playing for Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team.
From 2002 through 2005, Rapinoe was a member of Elk Grove Pride, which plays in Women's Premier Soccer League. Over her 4 years, she scored 25 goals for the club.
Rapinoe was selected 2nd overall in the 2009 WPS Draft to Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer. In the inaugural 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season, Rapinoe appeared in 18 games (17 starts, 1375 minutes) and scored 2 goals and assisted on 3 others. Her option was exercised by Chicago for the 2010 season and her rights remain with the club
Rapinoe first appeared for the United States U-19 team. She made 21 appearances and scored 9 goals. Her most notable appearances was in the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship.
Rapinoe made her United States Women's National Team debut on 23 July 2006 against Ireland. She scored her first (and second) senior team goal(s) on 01 October 2006 against Chinese Taipei.
She did not play for the senior team in 2007 or 2008 due to two separate anterior cruciate ligament injuries.
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In what they called a "historic" moment, five key players for the U.S. women's soccer team -- stars Carli Lloyd, Hope Solo, Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan and Becky Sauerbrunn -- have filed a federal complaint against U.S. Soccer over wage discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Despite producing higher revenues for U.S. Soccer, the women and their lawyer argue, they were paid nearly four times less what their male counterparts earned.
In her conversation with reporters late Wednesday at Maryland SoccerPlex, Seattle Reign midfielder Megan Rapinoe covered several issues related to her ...
Megan Rapinoe during the national anthem before a United States women's national team game on Thursday night in Columbus, Ohio. Credit Jamie ...
Megan Rapinoe knelt next to her teammates, from left, Christen Press, Ali Krieger and Crystal Dunn, and Ashlyn Harris, right, as the national anthem played ...
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