“Everyone Happy?” – As Megan Rapinoe Rakes in Nearly $300,000 After World Cup Exit, USMNT Legend Pens a Cryptic Question

The USWNT sent shockwaves across the world when they got eliminated midway through the World Cup. Touted as the favorites, the team led by veteran Megan Rapinoe faced an unexpected setback in the Round of 16 of the tournament as the USWNT was defeated by Sweden in a penalty shootout with a score of 5-4, ending their quest for a historic third consecutive title.

To make matters worse, this shambolic display has now become the poorest performance ever by a US women’s national team in the history of the tournament. This has led to widespread criticism from all corners of the world for Alex Morgan & Co. From questioning structural changes to behavior assessment, former USMNT icon Alexi Lalas has been leading the charge in being vocal in his criticism. However, his recent tweet about the USWNT has sent social media into a frenzy with everyone deciphering the meaning.

Alexi Lalas puts up an intriguing tweet on USWNT’s remuneration from the World Cup

The US Women’s National Team raked in $3.25 million after their Ro16 exit. The USMNT meanwhile raked in $13 million for their R016 exit from last year’s World Cup. As per the guidelines laid down by US Soccer, 10% of the total prize money [$16.25 million] from the World Cup will go back to US Soccer.

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Meanwhile, they will distribute the remaining $14.625 million between the USMNT and USWNT squads. Hence, each player from both squads will earn $298,000 for their performance in the World Cup. Former US soccer player Alexi Lalas quote re-tweeted a tweet explaining this remuneration structure. He cryptically stated the following–“Good. Everyone happy?“

Since then, the netizens have been wondering what the intended meaning behind the statement is. Interestingly, this statement from Alexi comes after his politically charged assessment of the USWNT a few days ago.

USMNT icon blasts Megan Rapinoe & Co for being unlikeable

After USWNT’s shock loss on Sunday, Lalas took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to deliver a dooming message to Megan Rapinoe & Co. The FOX Sports analyst bluntly said that the USWNT is tolerable only because of their performances. For every other off-field reason, Alexi termed the team as “unlikeable” and warned them of irrelevancy if their performances also dip.

“Don’t kill the messenger. This #USWNT is polarizing. Politics, causes, stances, & behavior have made this team unlikeable to a portion of America,” said the retired soccer star as per NY Post. “This team has built its brand and has derived its power from being the best/winning. If that goes away they risk becoming irrelevant,” boldly opined Lalas.

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Do you agree with Lalas’ assessments? What do you think is the reason behind his cryptic tweet? Let us know your thoughts below!