Megan Rapinoe Is Still A Proud Ally Of Colin Kaepernick

Planet Fútbol with Grant Wahl

Sports Illustrated

Sports, Sports News, News, Soccer

4.6 • 859 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2018

⏱️ 29 minutes

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USWNT star Megan Rapinoe joins Grant for a thoughtful conversation on a number of topics, including the SheBelieves Cup, NWSL, how she and power couple partner Sue Bird discuss vision in basketball and soccer, and how Rapinoe looks back on taking a knee as an ally in protest with Colin Kaepernick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Grant Wall, and welcome to the Planet Football Podcast, where I go in-depth with the most intriguing people in the world of soccer. On today's show, I'm joined by Megan Rapino, who discusses the She Belize Cup, the upcoming
0:15.0	NWSL season, how she and power couple partners Sue Bird discuss vision
0:20.3	in basketball and soccer, and how Rapino looks back on taking a knee as an ally in
0:25.8	protest with Colin Kappernik.
0:28.1	What Colin was saying I thought was really powerful and really resonated and I felt like I felt like it was my responsibility
0:35.4	just as I believe it's everybody's responsibility to do whatever they can in
0:40.0	whatever way they can to support.
0:43.0	I think it's not a matter of if there is police brutality
0:46.4	or if there is discrimination against people of color
0:49.8	or if there is systematic white-suprem scenes country. It's pretty obvious that there is this white supremacist country.
0:53.0	It's pretty obvious that there is now more than ever.
0:56.0	All that and more coming up.
0:57.8	Our guest today is one of the most skilled soccer players in US history.
1:05.2	Megan Rapino is played in two World Cups and two Olympics, winning one of each
1:10.0	and is a member of the Seattle Rain which begins its NWSL season on March 24th.
1:17.0	Rapino's U.S. women's national team opens the She Belize Cup against Germany this Thursday at 7 PM Eastern on ESPN 2.
1:27.0	Megan, thanks for joining me.
1:29.0	Yeah, thanks for having me.
1:31.0	It made me blush in my intro there.
1:33.7	Always good when I can do that.
1:36.0	Lots to talk about here.
1:37.8	I want to start with the She Belives Cup.
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