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Abby Wambach Joins Megan Rapinoe's Special World Cup Series
A Touch More: The Beautiful Game›
Jun 11, 20261:30:49
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Megan kicks off her World Cup series, A Touch More: The Beautiful Game, with soccer icon Abby Wambach.
Abby and Megan get into some things they’ve never talked about publicly before, like their relationship over the years and how they influenced each other on and off the field. And Abby gets honest about what success in the World Cup has meant to her, why she delayed coming out, and what matters to her now.
Plus, Megan breaks down the new format of the World Cup with a historic 48 countries participating, shouts out the players she’s most excited about watching, and gives her hottest takes on who she predicts will win it all.
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