Megan Rapinoe Subbed Off Due to Injury Just Two Minutes Into NWSL Championship

To say OL Reign midfielder Megan Rapinoe has had a decorated career is an understatement. The U.S. soccer icon won two World Cups, played in three countries at the club level and became one of the most recognizable activist-athletes in the history of sports.

However, Rapinoe's career came to an end in gutting fashion on Saturday evening during the NWSL championship in San Diego.

Two minutes into the Reign's match against NJ/NY Gotham FC, Rapinoe pulled up with an apparent non-contact injury. She was removed shortly thereafter, seemingly bringing down the curtain on her 15 years as a professional.

Gotham FC defender and captain Ali Krieger, a longtime national teammate of Rapinoe's, ran over and embraced the legend.

Rapinoe announced her retirement at the conclusion of the 2023 NWSL season in July. She represented the United States in the World Cup, in which the Americans were eliminated by Sweden in the round of 16.