The USA want to win the second world title in a row. But Co-captain Megan Rapinoe wants to do even more: to grievances and problems. For this, she uses the big stage in France, a world champion.
You should win first, then talk. The said President Donald Trump upset after Megan Rapinoe had said that she would not go with a possible title “hell to the White house”, as it is in the case of major sporting triumphs of Tradition. Megan Rapinoe has already won for a long time, just because she’s talking about. And how she talks: Opinion, happy, eloquent, charming.
As at the press conference a day before the final against the Netherlands, her Name is pronounced by the French press spokesperson completely wrong, pulls the arms up, held sitting on a chair a little dance and says, laughing: I am. Unlike many of the players, coaches or officials is not annoyed. On the contrary, they will be happy to answer.
Rapinoe: fighter for human rights
Even the White-house theme, you not soaked. Would ever accept any of the game inside an invitation from Trump? “I don’t. Ali Krieger is not, and I assume that not many, probably even no one of the game’s going on inside.” If Megan Rapinoe is present, are, surprisingly, made little sporting questions. Because it is one of the few that speaks openly about human rights, discrimination, equal rights and also the FIFA and there is no sheet before the mouth.
“This is a stupid idea,” she says, but even here, she smiles. FIFA has set for the final day of the women on Sunday, two more finals: The Copa America and the Gold Cup. “Hey, let’s play a world Cup final, this is an otherwise-will-all-other-cancelled-Tag”, explains the offensive player to question the German wave. “I’ve heard that FIFA has simply not thought about it, and that is exactly the Problem. I don’t feel part of the FIFA the same respect as the men.”
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Megan Rapinoe: “It’s a terrible idea”
A day earlier, the President of FIFA, Gianni Infantino had taken exactly on the chair, where Rapinoe was sitting. There, the Swiss had stressed the importance of the woman would be football for him, and the world Association show this, among other things, by the fact that he had raised the premiums for this women’s world Cup on 30 million and they would double at the next world Cup again. What’s he hiding: The men’s on the rise, but several times, to 440 million, so that the gap will be even bigger than it is already.
“This is anything other than fair,” said Rapinoe, who on Friday its 34. Celebrated a birthday and the fourth-oldest player in the Team. “I know that this is a complex topic, but the resources are there. This is just a question of will and appreciation.” And then another page comes another blow against the world governing body: “FIFA creates it even a world Cup in Qatar to align – this shows the way of respect.”
Rapinoe no longer, kneeling in not singing the anthem but as a Protest against the discrimination of Black
On words with deeds
Rapinoe, for the world Cup in France will probably be her last big tournament, there are no standard answers, she has no fear of saying something wrong, offending, or making a fool of himself. She is self-aware, on and off the pitch. “Money, Money, Money”, after singing the ABBA song, when asked how to ensure that the woman is not going to forget about football after the world Cup directly.
“Like in business, we must make large investments to equip itself for the future. We football inside the year show for year, world Cup for world Cup, that we are worth it, that in us will be invested.” What makes the five-fold goalscorer at this world Cup so compelling: Is fighting not only for themselves, she has achieved on the pitch – as a world champion and Olympic champion – and she’s on the outside of the square, a brand prominent as only a few athletes in the United States. She knows that her statements even more weight if you can do this with success. A victory on Sunday against the Netherlands and you’d probably have in a Twitter quarrel with the American President, the last word.