OL Reign, USWNT star Megan Rapinoe undergoes surgery to repair torn Achilles

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OL Reign star Megan Rapinoe underwent successful surgery to repair a torn Achilles on Wednesday, the team announced. Here’s what you need to know:

  • Rapinoe suffered the injury just two minutes and 25 seconds into Sunday’s NWSL Championship against NY/NJ Gotham FC. Gotham won the final 2-1.
  • Stepping in to make a challenge against a Gotham defender with possession, Rapinoe appeared to slip with her right leg buckling underneath her. She walked off on her own power at the six-minute mark.
  • OL Reign said the surgery was performed by Dr. O’Malley in New York City. Rapinoe retired and Saturday was her final professional game.

Backstory

Rapinoe had a feeling she injured her Achilles as soon as it happened.

The NWSL Championship was supposed to be a storybook ending for the now-retired USWNT star. But two minutes and 25 seconds into the game Saturday against Gotham FC, Rapinoe’s two-decade career ended with a pop.

“I was feeling good. I was actually feeling some of my best I felt all season these last couple of weeks. I wasn’t feeling tight in my calf or Achilles or anything,” Rapinoe said after the game. “So in classic form, I was like, ‘F—, who just kicked me?’ There’s nobody, I’m the one pressing, there’s nobody around me. So, I had that immediate…

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