Megan Rapinoe & Ali "Warrior Princess" Krieger on Heartbreak, Coming Out & Where Women’s Soccer is Headed

About this episode

Megan Rapinoe interviews Ali Krieger about their careers, personal journeys, and the future of women's soccer.

As part of her special World Cup series, Megan talks to two-time World Cup Champion, Ali Krieger. Megan and Ali talk about the overlaps in their careers as both teammates on the USWNT and opponents in the NWSL; what it really meant to Ali to win the NWSL Championship for Gotham FC in her final year in the league; and how playing in Germany helped her discover her sexuality and voice as an advocate.  Megan also ticks through her takes on the most exciting knockout matchups over the next few days, and what it’s like when your team’s World Cup run comes to an end. Reminder: A Touch More: The Beautiful Game LIVE is coming to New York City, Megan will sit down with a very special guest on July 17th, right before the finals of the World Cup, presented by Norwegian Cruise Line. Grab your tickets at voxmedia.com/megan  A Touch More: The Beautiful Game is produced in partnership with VOX MEDIA and TOGETHXR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Megan Rapinoe

Guest: Ali Krieger

Topics covered

• women's soccer
• LGBTQ+ advocacy
• World Cup
• NWSL Championship
• personal stories
• athlete experiences

Keywords

• Megan Rapinoe
• Ali Krieger
• women's soccer
• NWSL
• World Cup
• LGBTQ+
• advocacy
• Gotham FC
• USWNT

Sponsors

Norwegian Cruise Line

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gotham FC, USWNT, VOX MEDIA, TOGETHXR

Places: New York City

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