For team co-captains Megan Rapinoe and striker Alex Morgan that means Reign FC in Washington state and Orlando Pride in Florida, respectively. With the World Cup battle won, Rapinoe, Morgan, forward Carli Lloyd and defender Becky Sauerbrunn filed a lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation claiming that they should be paid the sameas the men’s team for international games. While Rapinoe’s place as a US women soccer superstar is assured – she’s been described as her generation’s Muhammad Ali – she is always careful to attribute her success to the team. The team, with Rapinoe in the forefront, didn’t stop partying for days after their 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in the finalon 7 July. Goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris posted a video on Instagram of Rapinoe clutching the trophy and saying: “I deserve this! It’s sort of a funny playful pose.” Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan invited scorn when he criticised Rapinoe’s “arrogance” under a picture of her pose. A self-described “walking protest”, she is exuberantly out about being gay and is at the forefront of a drive for equal pay for female and male players – the squad is greeted with chants of “U-S-A! In March she was one of the 28-strong group of US women’s team playerswho filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation. Her outspoken eloquence on a range of causes, including women’s rights and LGBTQ issues, is in marked contrast to the many monosyllabic or media-trained sports stars. With partner Sue Bird, an American-Israeli pro basketball player, she is active in the effort to normalise gay relationships in sports. Ever.” She also showed solidarity with Colin Kaepernick’s protest against racial injustice in 2016 by taking a knee during the national anthem at games, including an international match against Holland. In an interview in June, Rapinoe said she would not visit “the f**king White House” if her team won the World Cup. Trump responded by tweeting: “I am a big fan of the American Team, and Women’s Soccer, but Megan should WIN firstbefore she TALKS! Before Rapinoe dropped into Seattle’s White Lodge Studios hairdressers in May, she messaged stylist Richard Drews: “I want to do something different”, maybe something “a little punk rock”. The colour they came up with – a vibrant fuchsia – was a fitting look for what would follow: a fourth Women’s World Cup, with Rapinoe scoring six goals and claiming both theGolden Ball – awarded to the tournament’s top player – and a place at the forefront of gender activism. “The pink, butch hair [is] in some way an expression of my comfort and security in the weird person I am,” explained one Rapinoe fan, English professor Jillian Sayre, in the Daily Beast. Rapinoe this month became the first openly gay woman to make the cover of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit edition.
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