Paris (AFP)
Ball in hand and microphone in hand, the American Megan Rapinoe used the Women's World Cup in football, won last summer in France, as a platform to defend LGBT rights and gender equality, at the same time becoming an icon of opposition to Donald Trump. "It would be irresponsible not to use this international platform to try to make things happen," said the player from Reign FC (Seattle), with the lavender-colored haircut. At 34, the one who was named best player in the World Cup won all the honors in 2019, between the Fifa The Best prize, the Women's Ballon d'Or and the title of "Sportswoman of the Year" issued by the American magazine "Sports Illustrated". It only needs to get what it has been fighting for for months: an equal pay ("equal pay", as the supporters at the World chanted) to that of the men's team for the girls of the "Team USA ", by far the best female soccer team in the world.
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