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Bird and Rapinoe End Relationship, Phase Out Podcast

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Key Points
  • Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe have ended their 10-year relationship and are phasing out their podcast 'A Touch More'.
  • Post-breakup, Megan Rapinoe is planning to start her own podcast, while Sue Bird is committed to a second season of 'Bird's Eye View'.
  • Megan Rapinoe rose to fame as a World Cup soccer player, and Sue Bird is considered one of the greatest women's basketball players with four WNBA championships.

Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe are ending their 10-year relationship, multiple reports indicate. The couple is also phasing out their podcast 'A Touch More', with six farewell episodes planned, though the exact release timeline has not been confirmed. According to The Independent, Megan Rapinoe described the decision as one made together, stating that they put a lot of thought and care into it and will continue to support each other in new ways.

Sue Bird added, according to the same source, that they wanted to share this news openly after having shared much of their life and relationship through the podcast, which has been a favorite project over the past decade. Post-breakup, both athletes are pursuing individual podcast ventures. Megan Rapinoe is planning to start her own podcast, multiple reports show.

I hope you all know we put a lot of thought and care into this. It's a decision that we made together. We're still going to be there for all of you and for each other. It's just going to look and feel a little bit different.

Megan Rapinoe, Former professional soccer player

Sue Bird is committed to a second season of her existing podcast 'Bird's Eye View', according to those reports. According to The Independent, Megan Rapinoe noted that their relationship was a huge part of 'A Touch More' and expressed sadness at losing that shared space, especially post-retirement, but emphasized that things will look different moving forward as they evolve personally and professionally. S.

Women's National Soccer Team, competing in the Women's World Cup in 2011, 2015, and 2019, multiple reports indicate. Sue Bird is considered one of the greatest women's basketball players in history, according to multiple reports. Over a 20-year career, she won four WNBA championships and was selected as a 13-time All-Star.

We truly are evolving into something new to each other, to ourselves and to all of you, and we just wanted to say thank you for sharing this space with us and giving us this space for us to find ourselves in a different way through this podcast.

Megan Rapinoe, Former professional soccer player

Unanswered questions remain about the breakup and future dynamics between Bird and Rapinoe. The specific reasons for their split have not been disclosed, and it is unclear whether they will collaborate professionally in the future. The official announcement date beyond 'Friday' has not been specified, and the future personal relationship dynamics post-breakup are unknown.

According to The Independent, Megan Rapinoe described their evolution as something new to themselves and their audience, thanking fans for sharing the podcast space that helped them find themselves differently.

We have shared so much of our life, so much of our relationship with you, so that's why we wanted to come on here and share this, too. These past 10 years have given us so much, and launching this podcast and sharing this space has been one of our favorite things that we've done together.

Sue Bird, Former professional basketball player

It's gonna look a little bit different moving forward. Obviously, our relationship was such a huge part of this podcast for you guys, but also for us. ... We are both really sad to be losing this space. It's been so meaningful to us, especially post-retirement, to be able to have this space to share, not just together, but with you as well.

Megan Rapinoe, Former professional soccer player
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