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WNBA fable Sue Bird and erstwhile U.S. women's shot prima Megan Rapinoe announced they person surgery up aft 10 years.
The couple, who exchanged rings successful 2020 but ne'er married, delivered nan stunning news successful a connection connected societal media connected Friday.
"There really is nary soft aliases easy measurement to stock this news. After a batch of thought, we’ve made nan determination to abstracted arsenic a couple," their associated connection read.
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Megan Rapinoe (L) and Sue Bird (R) be Michael Rubin's Fanatics Super Bowl statement astatine nan Marquee Nightclub astatine The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas connected Feb. 10, 2024, successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
"This hasn’t been an easy decision, but it’s 1 we’ve made together, pinch truthful overmuch love, respect, and attraction for each other. We’ve shared a full life complete nan past decade, done large moments and successful quiet ones, and that is thing we’ll ever transportation pinch us."
Rapinoe, 40, and Bird, 45, shared a podcast together, called "A Touch More," that will extremity alongside their relationship.
"We are truthful grateful to this unthinkable organization that has held america up, welcomed america in, and supported america precisely arsenic we are. So galore of you person reminded us, again and again, why loving retired large matters," nan connection read.
"Getting to create A Touch More: The Podcast and build a web astir it has been a tremendous joy. The conversations, nan laughter, nan relationship - it intends much than we tin put into words. While this section of doing nan podcast together is ending, what we’ve built pinch you isn’t."
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Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe look connected successful nan first 4th betwixt nan United States and France successful nan men's hoops golden badge crippled during nan Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games astatine Accor Arena connected Aug. 10, 2024. (Kyle Terada/USA TODAY Sports) (Kyle Terada/USA TODAY Sports)
They said they are doing six much typical episodes arsenic a farewell to nan assemblage successful a video posted Friday to nan podcast's YouTube channel. Rapinoe and Bird were not together successful nan video, but were successful abstracted spaces.
Bird already has her ain podcast, "Bird's Eye View," that she said will beryllium continuing. Rapinoe said she will beryllium launching her ain podcast later successful nan summer. They launched nan podcast successful 2020 during nan COVID-19 pandemic.
The brace met during nan 2016 Rio Olympics, pinch Rapinoe playing pinch nan U.S. women's shot squad and Bird playing for nan U.S. women's hoops squad astatine nan time. They went nationalist pinch their narration successful 2017.
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Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird airs for a photograph during nan 2025 WNBA All Star Skills Challenge astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis, Ind., connected July 18, 2025. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)
Bird retired from nan WNBA successful nan 2022 play pursuing a 21-year career. Rapinoe retired from nan U.S. women's nationalist shot squad successful 2023.
"Thank you for being pinch america done each of it…it intends nan world to us," nan connection said. "With truthful overmuch love, Megan and Sue."
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