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<p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><script type="application/json" data-placement="fcplayer-semantic">{"type":"fcplayer-semantic","data":{"embedCode":"//cdn.fcp.codes/embed-code-template/embed-code-template.js#SEMANTIC_5704afb8-c10b-4ba5-9cb4-d7fb6098ef90"}}</script><ul><li>All-time great preparing to hang up her boots</li><li>Not ready to call it a day just yet</li><li>Will face Angel City FC in the post-season</li></ul>

WATCH: Never write off Megan Rapinoe! USWNT icon delays retirement with stunning brace that helps to book NWSL play-off spot for OL Reign

<p>The 38-year-old forward, who earned 203 caps and scored 63 goals for her country, will be hanging up her boots when the 2023 season comes to a close. She has not reached that point just yet, with a well-taken brace against the Chicago Red Stars ensuring that OL Reign are heading into the post-season.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Two-time World Cup winner Rapinoe was never going to bring the curtain down on her remarkable career without making a few more headlines, and a fitting finale remains on the cards after delivering more moments of magic against the Red Stars.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Rapinoe’s first goal in a 3-0 win for OL Reign saw her drift inside from the left before curling a dipping strike into the bottom corner. She repeated that trick a matter of minutes later when whipping another effort into the back of the net via the inside of the post.</p><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Goals from <a href="https://twitter.com/mPinoe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mPinoe</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/JessFishlock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JessFishlock</a> lifted @OLReign over the <a href="https://twitter.com/chicagoredstars?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@chicagoredstars</a> on the final day 👏<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CHIvRGN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CHIvRGN</a> presented by <a href="https://twitter.com/Nationwide?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Nationwide</a> <a href="https://t.co/9G05ej5SDK">pic.twitter.com/9G05ej5SDK</a></p>— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NWSL/status/1713710915634225573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2023</a></blockquote>
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DID YOU KNOW?

<p>A comfortable victory on the final day of the NWSL regular season has seen OL Reign wrap up a fifth-place finish. Rapinoe will now take in at least one more game before calling it a day, with Angel City FC next on the agenda for her.</p>

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

WATCH: Never write off Megan Rapinoe! USWNT icon delays retirement with stunning brace that helps to book NWSL play-off spot for OL Reign | Goal.com

Megan Rapinoe will not be heading into retirement just yet, with the USWNT icon helping to fire OL Reign into the NWSL play-offs.