MEGAN RAPONOE

FOOTBALL PLAYER

MEGAN RAPINOE

Also known as Pinoe, she is an American professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger at Reing FC of the National Women's Soccer Leage.

She was born on July 5, 1985, in Redding, California, United States.

Winner of the second women's gold ball in history, she is one of the best soccer players in the world, she has publicly faced Donald Trump and is a strong activist, fighting against homophobia in the world of sports and has shown herself as a speaker against injustices, racism, sex and wage gap.

Member of the United States women's soccer team, she was part of the triumph of the USA team in the 2015 Women's Soccer World Cup, the 2012 Olympic Games and the silver medal of the 2011 Women's Soccer World Cup. In the 2019 World Cup she won gold with the team and has also been awarded the Golden Ball, Golden Boot, The Best 2019 award for the best player in FIFA and MPV in three games of the competition, including the final.

She spent her childhood and adolescence practicing various sports such as athletics, basketball and soccer, the latter under the orders of her father, who was a coach.

She has become the image of brands such as Nike or Samsung. In addition, she has another passion: music. She plays the guitar and usually shares videos on her social networks in which she appears singing.

As anecdotal information, she recognizes FC Barcelona as her favorite team, which according to her she carries in her heart for the way they play, which is spectacular and inspires her.


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