Ancient American women’s football Star Megan Rapinoe addressed the controversy surrounding the final match of her career when she said her Achilles injury was “proof” that there was no God, saying this week that There was a “special place in hell” for those who celebrated it.
During an appearance on the “Pablo Torre Finds Out” podcast, Rapinoe opened up about the injury she suffered early in the NWSL Championship match between OL Reign and NJ/NY Gotham on November 11.
Megan Rapinoe remains on the ground after an injury as her teammates watch over her during the NWSL Championship in San Diego on November 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
“It’s sad,” Rapinoe said, recalling her injury. “I wish this hadn’t happened.”
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“I just think about my teammates coming and – of course it’s sad, but it’s also – I don’t know, it’s kind of like life. We want these perfect stories, and I’m like a controversial” and that discreet people celebrate it. But also be so hypocritical about it that this part is kind of funny too,” Rapinoe added.
“I’m like, ‘Wow, you’re in a special place in hell and you’re celebrating.'”
Rapinoe described the time of his injury as a “tragically comic ending”.
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“It’s not funny, but it’s also how I live my life. There are so many things more important than that. And of course it’s sad, I don’t think it takes away from anything be it for my career,” she said.
Megan Rapinoe is helped by team officials after an injury during the NWSL Championship in San Diego on November 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Rapinoe spoke about her injury during a post-match press conference. At the time, she said getting injured in the final match of her career was “proof” that there was no God.
“I am not a religious person or whatever and if there was a God, that’s proof there isn’t one,” Rapinoe said at the time. “It’s fucked up. It’s just fucked up. Six minutes later, I eat my Achilles.”
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During the podcast, Rapinoe responded to the backlash she faced for making the remark, adding that she was making a “joke.”
“Someone needs to be watching the Christians. They’re not doing well,” she said this week. “They also missed the whole joke, but OK.
“Don’t act like A. You’re surprised that I’m making this joke about what happened or finding a dig. Who is it? God, myself, religion, the world? I don’t know I don’t. It’s just funny.”
Megan Rapinoe speaks during the Women’s World Cup media day at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California on June 27, 2023. (Kirby Lee-USA Today Sports)
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Rapinoe, 38, announced her retirement before the Women’s World Cup last summer.
She won two Women’s World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal. She also won the Ballon d’Or and FIFA’s Best Player award – the game’s highest individual honors – for her play in 2019.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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