Rapinoe re-signs with OL Reign for upcoming NWSL season

SEATTLE (AP) — Megan Rapinoe has re-signed with OL Reign for the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League season.

Terms of the deal introduced Wednesday weren’t made public. The transfer comes precisely 10 years after Rapinoe was allotted as a nationwide crew participant to the Reign.

“I’m back, Seattle! This club means the world to me, and I’m fully committed to helping this team to the best of my ability,” Rapinoe mentioned in a press release.

Rapinoe, 37, is one among simply 5 gamers who’ve been with the identical membership since 2013, the NWSL’s first season. She has scored 47 regular-season objectives throughout her profession, tying her for sixth all-time within the league.

She shared the crew lead in each objectives (seven) and assists (4) in 14 matches final season.

Rapinoe first performed for the U.S. senior nationwide crew in 2006. She has received two Women’s World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal for the United States. She received the Ballon d’Or and the Best FIFA Women’s Player award in 2019, the 12 months the United States received its most up-to-date World Cup title.

Last 12 months she was awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.