End of her career lands with a thud
The U.S. women’s soccer team has been eliminated from the 2023 FIFA World Cup competition. Megan Rapinoe missed making a goal in a shoot-out that ended in a 5-4 victory for Sweden over the United States.
Oddly enough, when she eliminated her team from the competition, she smiled. She was one of three U.S. players to miss a penalty in a shoot-out after the game was scoreless in regular time and in extra time. For the first time in the team’s history, the U.S. national team left the competition in the round of 16.
The final moment of Megan Rapinoe’s soccer career was this missed penalty kick. pic.twitter.com/wBk8ep1HCe
Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 6, 2023
She was asked about what she was thinking as she stepped up to take her shot and she said she was sure she would make the shot. Rapinoe never lacks for self-confidence. What did she think when she missed?
“A sick joke,” Rapinoe added. “That’s why I had that smile on my face. Like, ‘You got to be f—ing kidding me. I’m going to miss the penalty?’ I honestly can’t remember the last I missed a penalty. Not in a game for a very long time.”
“But that’s the way it goes. I’ve definitely thought about that before — it always a possibility when you step up there. But I thought I was going to make it. I thought everyone was going to make it.”
Rapinoe is getting lots of blowback on social media over her weird smile after she failed to score. It looked like she was laughing. Whatever she was doing didn’t sit well with soccer fans. It was her last game in her career. She’s retiring. Good riddance. She has been toxic for the team.
She chose to be a political activist and took her activism onto the soccer field. She took a knee during the national anthem when that was popular. She refuses to place her hand over her heart as the anthem is played.
