Wily Rapinoe ready to serve again as US defend World Cup

REUTERS: There may be more heralded names in the United States squad heading to France for next month's World Cup but Megan Rapinoe will again be one of the most influential figures as the Americans seek to retain the trophy they won in 2015.

Rapinoe netted three goals and four assists as the Americans took gold at the 2012 Olympics in London, and played a key role in the 2015 World Cup-winning team. "Traditionally for most of my career with the national team we played a 4-4-2 and only in the last couple of years we changed to more of a 4-3-3," she told FIFA in a recent interview."So I'm an attacker, a winger and striker, basically. I think putting me higher on the field and alleviating some of those defensive duties, it puts me closer to the goal.

With more teams than ever capable of winning the World Cup, Rapinoe's ability to pull something spectacular out of the bag to save a lost cause may come in very useful in France, despite the fact that she is nearing her mid-thirties.

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