“My Heart Hurts for Wendie Renard” – USWNT Duo Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan Express Support for French Soccer Superstars Who Pulled Out of FIFA World Cup

USWNT stars Megan Rapinoe, and Alex Morgan have come out in support of the protesting France women’s national team players ahead of the World Cup. It is the second time in a few days the duo is supporting national team players who are protesting against their federation.

Recently, they have shown solidarity with the Canadian women’s national team players. The Canadian women’s team is protesting against Canada Soccer over pay equity. Although they were on strike, the soccer federation forced the team to play in the recently concluded SheBelieves Cup. Now, USWNT stars have expressed their solidarity with the protesting French national team captain and two other players. 

Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe stand with French players

The French soccer community erupted on Friday when the women’s team captain pulled out of the national team and World Cup. Wendie Renard, who has 142 caps with France, is unhappy with the system around the national team and will not join the squad until conflicts with management are resolved. She penned down her message to the fans before stepping down.

In a social media post, she said, “I love France more than anything, I am not perfect, far from it, but I can no longer support the current system, which is far from the requirements of the highest level.” Renard also announced that she won’t play under such conditions in the World Cup. Now, her teammates Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Kadidiatou Diani have joined their captain in protest.

USWNT stars Rapinoe and Morgan penned down their support for the protesting players on social media. Rapinoe wrote, “With you captain,” in her post. Morgan also followed the suit by saying, “You Know it’s bad when the most capped player and captain can no longer support or play for France. My heart hurts for Wendie Renard, Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Kadidiatou Diani, and all their teammates.”

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It will be interesting to see how the France Football Federation reacts to the demands of the protesting players. The French soccer fans will hope for a quick resolution as the World Cup is less than five months away, and they can’t miss seeing one of the best defenders in the tournament. The USWNT duo also stood up for a similar cause earlier.

Rapinoe and Morgan recently supported the Canadian women’s team

Canada women’s team recently went on strike before the SheBelieves Cup and did not play in the tournament. They protested against the pay equity and Canada Soccer, cutting down the funds for the team ahead of the World Cup in July. Canada Soccer called for an emergency meeting before the Cup and made the team play in the tournament.

The duo voiced their support for the Canadian women’s team and urged the federation to reconsider the players’ demands. Both players had been in the long fight against US Soccer over pay equity and won their battle when the federation granted pay equity to USWNT with USMNT.

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