Age 39 years old #9,913 Most Popular Boost About Soccer midfielder who joined the U.S. Women's National Team in 2006. She helped lead the team to gold at the 2012 Olympics and assisted on Abby Wambach's historic equalizer goal at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. She also helped ...
Only four years old when she kicked her first soccer ball, Megan Rapinoe developed a love – and clear talent – for the game at a young age. But it was her parents who taught her that winning was much less important than how she lived her life. From childhood on, Rapinoe always did...
who had been responsible for driving the twins to those club soccer practices. The youngest of six kids, Megan and Rachael always had a ball with them, so Denise enrolled them in soccer at age 5—but she also took them to volunteer around their community in rural Northern California, at ...
While it is not impossible for someone that age to play in the World Cup, she would certainly be one of the oldest players in the tournament if she made the roster. Advertisement - story continues below Rapinoe’s talent on the pitch is undeniable, and she has been instrumental ...
Don’t just concentrate on soccer. Play all kinds of sports. It will help you be more well-rounded athletically and help you have a more well-rounded life. I was lucky from a young age to have coaches who valued creativity on the field and who let me make mistakes. Don’t worry abou...
Sue Bird: "We, like, literally (LAUGH) have the same birthday?" I was like, "Does she wanna get drinks?" (LAUGH) "Oh, my God. My teammate's mom is my age." So that was a blow. (LAUGH) That was a big blow. Sue Bird ...
Once a month, she has her 13-year-old son plot out a practice date for the two of them to go on, which she says is “really good practice for him in how he can take out future women on dates, especially as he’s getting closer to that age.” While use of the word “date” ...
Because she's well aware that she's already enjoying quite the golden age, her and Bird's assortment of hardware including two World Cup titles, a handful of basketball championships at the collegiate and professional level and five gold medals. ...
And then there is Mallory Pugh, who already has 63 caps and a World Cup title at age 23,but has fallen off the radar in the past couple years due to injuries and indifferent form. Pugh has had a nice bounce-back season with the Chicago Red Stars in 2021, and appears r...
Rapinoe started playing soccer at a young age and sharpened her skills during her teenage years. She then attended the University of Portland in Oregon with her fraternal twin sister, Rachael Rapinoe. Megan Rapinoe was a star of the university’s soccer team, becoming one of the leading scorers...