Couple have been together after meeting at 2016 OlympicsFootball and
basketball stars are also prominent activistsTwo of America’s best athletes are getting married after Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird announced their engagement.
The couple boast an impressive list of achievements. Rapinoe has won two World Cups and an Olympic gold medal with the US national team, and picked up the Ballon d’Or Féminin for the world’s best women’s player in 2019. Bird, meanwhile, is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. This month, the 40-year-old won her fourth WNBA title to go alongside her four Olympic gold medals with Team
USA. She has also carved out a successful career in
Russia, winning five EuroLeague titles with Spartak
Moscow and UMMC Ekaterinburg.