Torn anterior cruciate ligaments (ACLs) plague women athletes, who are at a significantly higher risk of the injury than men. Rapinoe alone has endured three different ACL tears; the first time was in 2006 while playing soccer for the University of Portland, and the second was during the following season, when she tore the same ACL (in her left knee) again.
Then, in December 2015, Rapinoe tore her right ACL during training with the USWNT. While it kept her from playing for a little while, Rapinoe took it in stride: "I want everyone to know that I'll be fine, and that I'm currently accepting any recommendations for TV shows to binge watch and great restaurants that deliver in Seattle. I'm also going to get really good at FIFA 16," she told US Soccer at the time.
