Bird met Rapinoe at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the two athletes began dating shortly afterwards, announcing their engagement four years later. "I love you so much,” Rapinoe told Bird at the ceremony. “Congratulations on arguably the best career that anyone has ever had in the history of any sport, ever.”

Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird have been a power couple for years now, and their love story is just as inspiring as their incredible athletic achievements. The U.S. women's soccer star, 38, and the WNBA legend, 42, hit it off at the 2016 Rio Olympics and have been pretty much inseparable since.

Rapinoe later dated Sub Pop recording artist Sera Cahoone. Rapinoe and Cahoone announced their engagement in August 2015. In January 2017, Rapinoe stated that their wedding plans were on hold. On July 20, 2017, Rapinoe and basketball player Sue Bird of Seattle Storm confirmed that they had been dating since late 2016.

Rapinoe and Google have done several advertising projects together. Rapinoe stars in Google's “Fixed on Pixel” ad highlighting the Google mobile phone as part of Google's advertising for this year's Women's World Cup.

The 2023 World Cup will be Megan Rapinoe's final run on the global stage. The 38-year-old American announced earlier this month she will retire at the end of the 2023 NWSL season.

Bird was introduced as the 2026 Women's World Cup Global Ambassador at a news conference at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 alongside Pau Gasol, who served as the ambassador for the 2022 Women's World Cup. "I am very honored to be sitting here. Pau, thanks for holding it down in Sydney as the last ambassador.

Rapinoe grew up in Redding, California, with her parents, Jim and Denise, and five siblings, including her fraternal twin sister, Megan Rapinoe, who also became a professional soccer player. She has Italian (from her paternal grandfather) and Irish ancestry.

Are she and Sue Bird married yet? The answer is no. Although Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe have been wedding planning since 2020, they haven't walked down the aisle just yet. A few months after getting engaged, Bird told People Magazine that they were planning on taking their time throughout the wedding planning process.

On Megan's left hand is a tattoo reading “Mammers” - a nickname for Denise. Her right-hand ink reads “Ma Barker” - a nickname her grandfather gave her, much to her mother's chagrin, after the matriarch of a criminal gang, because of her tantrums.

In 2016, Rapinoe took a knee during the playing of the national anthem before a match in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick's protest against police brutality and social injustice. W.N.B.A. players were also kneeling during that period, but it was Rapinoe's protest that made national headlines.

Best 2023 Women's World Cup players: Morgan, Caicedo, more

• Kerr, Putellas and Morgan are three of the ones to watch this summer.
• Kosovare Asllani pictured on July 26, 2022.
• Racheal Kundananji pictured on July 24, 2021.
• Linda Caicedo pictured on June 21, 2023.
• Wendie Renard pictured on July 27, 2022.

Da'vian 2023. Da'vian, a forward, played for the Republic's training academy for two years before signing with the team in August, according to the team. At the time of his signing, Da'vian also made history as the youngest American to agree to a professional deal, according to ESPN.