Megan Rapinoe attacked with American footballer dubbed a 'narcissist' following nightmare final game
Football news: Megan Rapinoe has been criticised for her comments about God
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A US football pundit has attacked Megan Rapinoe, branding the 38-year-old a 'narcissist' for comments made about God.
The former winger has retired from the sport after a successful career.
Rapinoe won two World Cups playing for her country, while she also helped America win gold at the London Olympics in 2021.
Her career ended in flat fashion, however, with the 38-year-old forced out of her final appearance after just six minutes.
Narcissism at its finest. https://t.co/kBPd4ak6K3
— Sage Steele (@sagesteele) November 13, 2023
The forward went down in the sixth minute as OL Reign lost to Gotham FC in the National Women’s Soccer League Championship on Saturday night.
Rapinoe then raised eyebrows by suggesting her injury was proof God doesn't exist.
She said: "I’m not a religious person or anything and if there was a god, like, this is proof that there isn’t.
"This is f****d up. It’s just f****d up. Six minutes in and I eat my Achilles."
Yet she's now been condemned for her comments by SportsCenter presenter Sage Steele, who has dubbed her a 'narcissist'.
"Narcissism at its finest," he said on X while retweeting the video.
Steele is open about her religion and, on her social media account, says she is a 'believer'.
Rapinoe, meanwhile, is now set to pursue a new challenge away from football after hanging up her boots.
The 38-year-old will go down as one of the best players in women's football history.
While Rapinoe bemoaned her bad luck, she did admit she had a good run in the sport and was 'lucky' to have enjoyed the career she's had.
"The worst possible outcome," she stated.
"I just thank god I have like a f***ing deep well of sense of humour.
"But just obviously devastating to go out in the final so early.
"That's life, it's part of the game.
"I was feeling really good before the game, wasn't feeling tight or wasn't having calf issues or anything.
"You don't always get to have the perfect ending.
"I feel so lucky and so grateful to have played as long as I've played and to have played with the incredible players that I've played (with).
"Every sort of new cycle that I've come with, I've gotten close to certain players and built relationships and played with some of the very best players in the world.
"I'm looking forward to retirement.
"I'm retiring on the field, but you'll definitely be seeing a lot of me off of it."
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Rapinoe scored 71 goals from 203 appearances during her club career.
She had stints with Chicago Red Stars, Philadelphia Independence, magicJack, Sydney, Seattle Sounders Women, Lyon and OL Reign prior to quitting.