Megan Rapinoe relishes final NWSL Playoffs push with OL Reign: ‘This is the best part of the season’

Megan Rapinoe is technically facing the prospect that Friday might be the last time she plays competitive soccer, but you would not be able to tell if you asked her.

“I’m not really too stressed about that,” she put it simply during a press conference on Thursday.

Rapinoe and the OL Reign kick off the 2023 NWSL playoffs against Angel City FC this weekend in what will actually be her final match in Seattle, a city that she’s called home for 10 years. The consequences are obvious if the team loses, but even with a win, they face a batch of games on the road for a shot in the NWSL Championship on Nov. 11. The finality of Friday’s game, though, is taking a back seat to another sentiment — one of excitement.