HEARTBREAKING end to Megan Rapinoe's career as US legend injured in final game

By Tom Hancock
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Rapinoe was denied a fairy-tale ending to her great career, having to be substituted only a matter of minutes into her farewell outing

OL Reign's US midfielder #15 Megan Rapinoe reacts on the pitch after an injury in the early minutes of the first half of the National Women's Soccer League final match between OL Reign and Gotham FC at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California, on November 11, 2023. US women's football icon Megan Rapinoe limped out of the final game of her storied career, suffering a suspected torn Achilles tendon less than three minutes into the National Women's Soccer League Final. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
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United States icon Megan Rapinoe suffered a devastating end to her career as she was forced off injured just three minutes into her farewell appearance.

Rapinoe – a Women's World Cup winner in 2015 and 2019, the latter as co-captain of her country – had announced that the National Women's Soccer League final between OL Reign – the club where she has spent the vast majority of her career – and NJ/NY Gotham FC would be her very last match.

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Tom Hancock
Tom Hancock

Tom Hancock started freelancing for FourFourTwo in April 2019 and has also written for the Premier League and Opta Analyst, among others. He supports Wycombe Wanderers and has a soft spot for Wealdstone. A self-confessed statto, he has been known to watch football with a spreadsheet (or several) open...