evidence: Rapinoe will not be competing for the U.S. women’s soccer team and new coach Emma Hayes at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [...] REQUIRED READING: Retiring Megan Rapinoe didn't just change the game with the USWNT. She changed the world. [...] Rapinoe’s final career appearance for the U.S. women’s national team came in September 2023, when the Americans beat South Africa 2-0 in a friendly in Chicago.