Megan Rapinoe - The African Mirror

Sep

2023

Rapinoe brings the curtain down on her fabled international career

OLYMPIC champion and two-time World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe took her final bow in international football after the U.S. beat South Africa 2-0 in a friendly in the Soldier Field stadium in Chicago. The relentless 38-year-old striker was crucial to both of her team's goals, providing the long pass to Alex Morgan that set up Trinity Rodman's goal and taking the corner that Emily Sonnett headed into the back of the net. Rapinoe, who won the Golden Boot, Golden Ball, and Ballon d'Or for her role in the U.S. 2019 World Cup campaign, received a heartfelt farewell as she left…

Jun

2021

By The African Mirror

U.S. soccer stars tell story of fight for equal pay in new film ‘LFG’

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SOCCER stars Megan Rapinoe and Jessica McDonald rested their cleats and walked the red carpet at the premiere of the documentary "LFG" at the Tribeca Film Festival, which tells the story of the fight for equal pay by the U.S. women's national team. The players sued U.S. soccer's governing body in 2019 over allegations of gender discrimination in compensation and nearly every other aspect of playing conditions. Months later, they won a fourth World Cup for the United States as fans chanted "equal pay" during the 2-0 final triumph against the Netherlands. Last year, a judge threw out the players'…

Jun

2021

By The African Mirror

Victoria’s Secret says goodbye to its angels

BEAUTY AND FASHION

MPHO RANTAO VICTORIA’S Secret is shedding its wings and is getting a makeover. The popular lingerie brand announced in a statement that they would be rebranding through two new initiatives: The Victoria's Secret Global Fund for Women's Cancers and The VS Collective. The VS Collective will feature Indian actress Priyanka Chopra; models Adut Akech and Paloma Elsesser, and US footballer Megan Rapinoe as some of the spokespersons. Other figures included as spokespersons are Brazilian transgender model and activist Valentina Sampaio, Chinese skier Eileen Gu and photographer Amanda de Cadenet. They were chosen because they wanted to associate Victoria’s Secret with…

Mar

2021

By The African Mirror

Biden, soccer star Rapinoe push for ‘Equal Pay’

WORLD

ANDREA SHALAL THE United States must erase the pay gap between women and men to recover fully from the COVID-19 crisis, President Joe Biden has said, flanked by members of the U.S. Women's national soccer team that has made "Equal Pay" its rallying cry. Biden proclaimed yesterday as National Equal Pay Day, marking a yearly event that measures how much longer into a new year U.S. women on average must work to earn what the average man earned the previous year. The average woman in the United States now earns 82 cents for every dollar earned by the average man,…

Mar

2021

By The African Mirror

U.S. soccer star Rapinoe renews call for gender pay equity in House testimony

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AMY TENNERY U.S. women's national soccer team star Megan Rapinoe renewed her call for gender pay equity on Wednesday, appearing before a congressional panel and pledging to "carry this torch" alongside her teammates. Rapinoe told the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, the World Cup winners had exceeded the accomplishments of their male counterparts but received inadequate compensation and playing conditions, two years after she and her teammates filed a landmark gender discrimination lawsuit against U.S. Soccer. U.S. Soccer did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It argued in 2019 that the women's team had been compensated more…

Dec

2020

By The African Mirror

Soccer-Rapinoe questions her inclusion in FIFA team of year

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WOMEN’S World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe has said her inclusion in FIFA’s “Women’s World11” team of the year despite playing so little is a sign that the women’s game needs more visibility and exposure. Rapinoe, who was named best player at the 2019 World Cup and finished top scorer, said she appreciated being included in the team of the year but pointed out she had not played since March when the coronavirus pandemic disrupted global sport. The winger said on Twitter she appreciated being chosen by her fellow professionals but other players deserved more recognition this year. “We have so…