Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe announce they're splitting up
New York Post • • sports
Key Points:
- Olympic gold medalists Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe announced their separation after a decade together in a joint Instagram post, expressing mutual love, respect, and care despite their decision to part ways.
- The couple revealed that their podcast, "A Touch More," which they launched during the COVID-19 pandemic, will be ending, though they expressed gratitude to their community and emphasized the lasting impact of what they built together.
- Bird and Rapinoe met at the 2016 Rio Olympics, went public with their relationship in 2017, and got engaged in 2020; both have been prominent athletes in the WNBA and NWSL, respectively.
- They are also executive producers of the upcoming series "Playing the Field," based on the USA Today sports romance novel "Cleat Cute," which centers on the lives and romance of female professional soccer players.
