‘Better for Us to Play Without Folarin Balogun’: Megan Rapinoe Says USMNT Failed to Handle Pressure as Well as Women’s Team

Megan Rapinoe Explains Why U.S. Women’s Team Was Better Prepared For Trump World Cup Drama

"I'm just bummed for them and bummed for us."

‘Better for Us to Play Without Folarin Balogun’: Megan Rapinoe Says USMNT Failed to Handle Pressure as Well as Women’s Team

The USMNT offered some of the greatest games in their World Cup history as they reached the round of 16. Suddenly, they started to look like a contender and not an underdog. The spotlight, however, was taken away by the Folarin Balogun controversy. So much so that despite getting him back against Belgium, a 4-1 scoreline made many wonder what suddenly went wrong for the team. While the USWNT managed pressure well and went on to win the 2019 FIFA…

Megan Rapinoe blames Trump for distracting US players ahead of World Cup loss to Belgium

The post-mortems on the U.S. men’s national team’s exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup are rolling in, and former U.S. women’s national team player Megan Rapinoe is offering her take. And you’ll never believe where she’s placing the blame… Nah, you guessed it, she’s blaming President Trump. MEDIA FIGURES MELT DOWN OVER TRUMP INVOLVEMENT WITH FIFA AS US STAR FOLARIN BALOGUN SET TO PLAY One of the biggest stories going into Monday’s match against Be…