Rapinoe explains why she was LAUGHING after lacking essential penalty

Megan Rapinoe has defined her response to lacking a vital penalty kick within the Girls’s World Cup. Followers criticized her for smiling and laughing after the miss in the US’ defeat to Sweden.

Rapinoe was seen crying together with her crew after the US’s Girls’s World Cup defeat. She defined her preliminary response, saying it was a shocking and weird miss for her, which is why she had a smile on her face.

“I am unable to consider I missed a penalty? Actually, I am unable to keep in mind the final time I missed,” Rapinoe stated. Her final penalty miss was 5 years in the past in an NWSL match. This time, the miss was extra vital because it marked the tip of her worldwide profession. Reflecting on the defeat, Rapinoe talked about the crew’s robust efficiency and the bittersweet facet of the sport. 

“I felt actually grateful and joyful, though it is unhappy that that is the tip. That is the one time I have been in a state of affairs like this [losing a World Cup penalty shoot-out], and it has been an honor,” expressed Rapinoe. A two-time World Cup winner, she performed in each sport as an alternative, together with this one in extra-time, though her affect on the sector was restricted.

Amid the depth of the US loss to Sweden, Rapinoe’s obvious lighthearted response to her missed kick drew the ire of many followers. “I do not see what’s humorous about this?” questioned one Twitter person. One other criticized, “The laughing reveals how a lot this crew took this as a joke. A lot for being a job mannequin for the remainder of the crew.” A distinct fan, though typically supportive of Rapinoe, commented that “laughing after a missed penalty will not be a great look.”

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