Megan Rapinoe takes a swipe at the media ahead of the USWNT's disappointing World Cup in Netflix's 'Under Pressure': 'They just want to drum s*** up'
- The series follows the USWNT's journey to the Women's World Cup in summer
- In one clip, Megan Rapinoe gives advice to her teammates for media day
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Retired soccer star Megan Rapinoe took a swipe at the media during the behind-the-scenes coverage of Netflix's Under Pressure.
The docuseries followed the United States women's national team's journey to the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, capture exclusive access to the reigning two-time champions, including their preparation.
With the tournament looming Down Under, the Stars and Stripes, who made the cut for Vlatko Andonovski's squad, are shown gearing up for their media day with veteran Rapinoe asked to give her advice to the younger and newer members of the team.
And the outspoken forward urged her teammates to call reporters out on their questions, instead of answering them.
'Embrace it. We have all this media at our disposal, use it for us,' she begins in the clip in the second episode.
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Megan Rapinoe took a swipe at the media during the Netflix's Under Pressure docuseries
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The series depicts the USWNT'S shock exit from the Women's World Cup in the summer
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The Stars and Stripes lost to Sweden on penalties in the Round of 16 Down Under
'We can use them as a tool. They just want to drum s*** up, so I think not taking it too seriously and just enjoying it and having fun with it.
'They try to get in and try to corner you on something, just like call 'em on it. Just be like, "You're being weird."'
Later in the episode, Rapinoe, a two-time World Cup winner with the USA, is shown announcing that summer's tournament would be her last before hanging up her boots.
An emotional Rapinoe revealed that following the World Cup and the NWSL season she would retire from professional soccer.
The end to the 38-year-old's World Cup career ended in tears however when the USWNT made a shocking early exit in the Round of 16 in a penalty shootout against Sweden, during which she missed a potentially deciding spotkick of her own.
In a later episode, Rapinoe can be seen telling the media that her penalty was some sort of joke in the immediate aftermath of the USA's knockout defeat.
Rapinoe is no stranger to the media having made headlines on and off the field , predominantly for her activism for LGBTQ+ rights and equality pay.