Five months after her final NWSL game — a send-off no one could have anticipated, with an Achilles’ tendon tear that robbed her of a “perfect ending” with the Seattle Reign — Megan Rapinoe is finally starting to stretch her legs again in the world of women’s sports.
“I was really intentional about having a little more space going into retirement, and then tearing my Achilles kind of blew that even more open. It was really easy to say no for a while, so I took advantage of that and had a pretty easy end of the year,” Rapinoe said earlier this week in New York.
On Tuesday, I moderated a fireside chat with Megan Rapinoe at TN50, a summit on the business of women’s sports hosted by Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment and Axios in New York City. We talked a bit about her recovery – she stopped needing a walking boot a few months ago, but she’s still in the rehab process and going to physical therapy – but also about her future plans. Rapinoe joked that the stakes are not quite the same as when she was still a pro.
“Now I’m just a real fan girl. I love women’s sports so much,” she continued. She’s traveled to the Final Four — making another guest appearance on fiance Sue Bird’s telecast with Diana Taurasi — and the Reign’s home opener.
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