Megan Rapinoe’s final regular-season home game draws record crowd

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Megan Rapinoe’s final regular-season game in front of the home crowd at Lumen Field in Seattle drew record attendance numbers Friday night. 

Rapinoe was honored in front of the OL Reign home crowd as they took on the Washington Spirit, with a National Women’s Soccer League record of 34,130 fans in attendance. 

A sign honors Megan Rapinoe, #15 of OL Reign, against the Washington Spirit during her last home regular-season NWSL match at Lumen Field on October 6, 2023, in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by  (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Rapinoe, who has played for the OL Reign since 2013, has been outspoken on a long list of social issues throughout her career, including, LGBTQ+ rights, racial inequality, voter rights and equal pay. 

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"I do know my impact, but it’s one thing to know it, and another thing to really feel it and see it. To see some of the signs and the pink wigs and see what that means to people," she said. "It’s hard to put just this deep sense of gratitude and joy and thankfulness for being able to have a moment like this into words."

While Friday night was Rapinoe’s final regular-season game in front of the home crowd, the OL Reign have one more match to wrap up the season against the Chicago Red Stars on the road. 

There is also a chance that Rapinoe’s team will qualify for the playoffs as the OL Reign moved into sixth place in the standings. 

Rapinoe has played 114 regular-season games for OL Reign, scoring 49 goals. 

"It’s hard to put into words the impact she’s had on the game, both on the pitch and off the pitch. She has embodied courage and