Megan Rapinoe isn't happy with Sophie Cunningham.
The former U.S. women's national team star called out Cunningham for taking a photo with former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines, who has been extremely anti-transgender athletes in women's sports.
"I don't know Sophie, so I can only project what I see about her beliefs based on her action. Seeing a picture of her with Riley Gaines after the [Fever's game against the Minnesota Lynx] told me everything I need to know about what's happening. Riley Gaines has made it her life's mission to exclude trans people from public life," Rapinoe said.
"She's directly tied to the Heritage Foundation, the authors of Project 2025 and, now, 2026, who have now published a report that suggests that they want to repeal Title IX. The very piece of legislation that allowed athletes like Sophie and myself to compete in sports. Sophie has claimed both to love trans people and support Title IX, and this is where the accountability with having a major platform is extremely important."
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Cunningham, who stars for the Indiana Fever, told ESPN that she wanted to “protect young girls in the locker room” and that “they shouldn’t have to go against biological men.”
“I said what I said. I think it’s kind of common sense,” Cunningham said to reporters. “And I think I’ll always believe in that. I think it’s really important to protect children, and that’s little girls who are also involved in that category. I stand on what I said.”
Meanwhile, a women's tennis legend has publicly questioned Rapinoe.
Martina Navratilova has publicly called out Rapinoe.
Women's tennis legend calls out Rapinoe
Rapinoe was put on blast by Navratilova, who has publicly questioned the women's soccer legend's intelligence.
"Think about logic... she really doesn't pay attention!" she told Piers Morgan.
Everyone is making it clear where they stand these days, and everyone is retreating to their individual sides, it seems.
