‘I’m still gonna bust your ass’: Rapinoe happy with bench role at final World Cup
by Jeff Kassouf in Auckland from US news | The Guardian on (#6DD4P)
- USA veteran says she can still provide leadership as a sub
- Forward untroubled by Americans' disjointed start
At the age of 38, Megan Rapinoe was never going to be a starter at this World Cup, and that is fine with her. The objective, she said on Sunday, is winning an unprecedented third straight title for the US.
When the time is right and the situation in the game is right, then I'll be ready," she said two days before her team's decisive Group E match against Portugal in Auckland.
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