Megan Rapinoe & Rose Lavelle on Her Debut World Cup and Setting Records with Gotham FC.

About this episode

Megan Rapinoe interviews Rose Lavelle about her World Cup debut and record-setting performance with Gotham FC.

Wrapping up her special World Cup series, Megan talks to World Cup Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist, and NWSL Champion with Gotham FC Rose Lavelle. Megan and Rose discuss Gotham’s record-setting game at Citi Field and her stunning return to the beautiful game after ankle surgery. The duo also reminisce on their 2019 World Cup winning campaign.  And because the tournament is almost over, it’s time for the most prestigious awards show: The Meggies!  ALSO: Megan is doing a live show with a special guest in Chicago on July 24th as part of Vox Media’s The Lineup. Your ticket gets you all-day access to food, drinks, and the energy of one of the biggest women’s basketball events of the year. Get your tickets at voxmedia.com/thelineup. And here's a little bonus for ya:  if you also grab tickets to a live taping of ANDMOM with Skylar Diggins and Cassidy Hubbarth, you can bundle both events and save 30% with code AFTERNOON30.  A Touch More: The Beautiful Game is produced in partnership with VOX MEDIA and TOGETHXR. Follow Megan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrapinoe/  Follow A Touch More on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atouchmore/  Follow A…

People in this episode

Host: Megan Rapinoe

Guest: Rose Lavelle

Topics covered

• World Cup
• NWSL
• Gotham FC
• sports records
• ankle surgery
• live events

Keywords

• World Cup
• Rose Lavelle
• Megan Rapinoe
• Gotham FC
• ankle surgery
• sports awards
• The Meggies

Sponsors

Vox Media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gotham FC, Vox Media, TOGETHXR

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