Megan Rapinoe's 'No God' Comment Sparks Controversy
Public Figures Criticize Soccer Star's Remarks Following Career-Ending Injury
- Megan Rapinoe, during her final professional soccer game, suffered a potential Achilles injury and made a controversial comment suggesting that the injury was 'proof that there isn’t' a God.
- Former NFL quarterback Devlin Hodges and former ESPN host Sage Steele publicly criticized Rapinoe's comments, with Steele calling it 'narcissism at its finest'.
- Rapinoe's injury occurred within the first six minutes of the National Women’s Soccer League Championship, forcing her to leave the game.
- Rapinoe's team, OL Reign, lost the championship game to Gotham FC, 2-1.
- Rapinoe and Steele had previously clashed over the inclusion of transgender women in women’s sports.