- Rapinoe injured in NWSL final
- Says 'probably' tore her Achilles
- OL Reign fall to Gotham FC 2-1 in match
WHAT HAPPENED? The 38-year-old winger fell to the ground in the third minute in a non-contact situation, immediately calling over medical staff with an ensuing substitution being made.
WHAT THEY SAID: "Worst possible outcome. Thank God I have a f*****g deep sense of humor. But yeah, I mean, just obviously devastating to go out in the final so early," Rapinoe said.
She added: "This is a tough one, not how I envisioned this last one going. Pretty sure I tore my Achilles. I'm so proud of the group. Obviously they left everything out there, so deserving to Gotham - they've had such a great year. Thank you to everyone who's been on the journey for all this time, it's been amazing. Besides this, I couldn't have written it any different, just super proud of my whole career and really thankful for all that it's given me and for how long I've been able to play, so, even though it was a tough night it was amazing and I'm so thankful to be here and - again - I'm so proud of our group and congrats to Gotham"
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Rapinoe's Reign fell in the NWSL final to Gotham FC 2-1, and it was fairly evident that their superstar winger was missed along the way.
The cruel factor to the entire situation is that Rapinoe's incredible and historic career was supposed to end with a bang, whether it was a standing ovation after being subbed off, with a trophy on the podium or with the fact that she knew she gave her all in a championship game to cap things off. Instead, a third-minute injury ended her career in an instant.
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USA Today Sports WHAT NEXT FOR RAPINOE? The USWNT legend is now set to recover from her 'probable' Achilles injury while also enjoying retirement.