US Soccer legend Megan Rapinoe has always gained popularity due to her magnificent skills. But, other than her top-notch player profile, her attitude is another important factor that attracts onlookers. She holds nothing back. And her opinions are a hit or miss for a lot of people.
Despite her fiery persona, she’s on excellent terms with her fiance, Sue Bird. Bird herself is also an athlete. Bird is a basketball player and a part of the WNBA. And, much like Rapinoe. she also has been regarded as a pioneer of her game.
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This duo met in 2016 for the first time. Ironically, at the Olympics photoshoot. The couple became official the following year after Bird came out of the closet as a lesbian and Megan’s partner. Since then, they have become the power couple in the sporting world.
Megan Rapinoe received incredible support from Bird during 2019
2019 was a tumultuous year for Rapinoe in many ways. From having a debacle with the then president Donald Trump to playing and bringing home the World Cup. But Bird was there to help Megan ease through everything. When the soccer team lifted the cup, Rapinoe and Bird were captured celebrating. In a 2019 interview, Bird reminisced how happy she was that Megan got the cup after the Trump debacle. Brid said she loved how both of them were rooting for each other’s professional success, no matter what.
This basketball star also reminisced how proud she was seeing Megan play. She said, “I was happy. I was crazy. I was PROUD. I was pretending to know about soccer. I was a little overwhelmed…” In short, these two divas are each other’s biggest fans!
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What is the current status of this couple?
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Currently, both Sue and Megan are in very comfortable positions, career-wise. They’ve reached their prime and changed the game in their own way, and this has brought them quite a few head-turning awards. Their private lives are going just as interesting as well.
Sue Bird #10 of the Seattle Storm kisses her fiancée Megan Rapinoe before her last regular season home game of her career against the Las Vegas Acesat Climate Pledge Arena on August 07, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/qzKpOjgQOb
— Steph Chambers (@StephChambers76) August 7, 2022
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The couple got engaged in 2022, but they are yet to take things to the next level. According to an interview, the duo has plans to get married soon, provided their schedules ease up a bit. Safe to say, fans are eager!
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