So did Rapinoe’s fiancée, Sue Bird, a retired star with the Seattle Storm in the W.N.B.A., who was sitting courtside at the Liberty’s game that afternoon. women’s national teams in the 20 World Cups, wore an “Ali Krieger Fan Club” T-shirt before her own final regular-season game with the Seattle-based OL Reign on Sunday.
She has fans well beyond New York: Megan Rapinoe, who played with Krieger on the U.S. Its captain, Ali Krieger, announced that she would retire when the season ends. The playoffs will be a finale for one of Gotham F.C.’s stars.
