Masterpost of all the openly gay & bi women at the World Cup (and their girlfriends/wives)
Well before I begin this epically long post I just want to say that this list is in no way fully complete. I’ll probably hit myself later for forgetting some of the big names, so if there’s anyone else that needs adding please add them on. I have only included those who have confirmed their sexuality/ relationships themselves though. Okay so without further ado and in no particular order let us begin!
Rachel Daly (England, Houston Dash): out and very proud with her girlfriend and teammate Kristie Mewis. Mewis’ sister is currently playing at the world cup too for the US so I’d like to see who Kristie would support if England and the US end up playing against each other.
Sam Kerr (Australia, Chicago Red Stars): the mini-documentary she has made with Nike recounts how her girlfriend Nikki Stanton, who also plays for the Red Stars, was the one who got her through her injury and if that isn’t the power of gay I don’t know what is.
Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands, Arsenal) and Lisa Evans (Scotland, Arsenal): the love and support these two give each other is crazy. They have both been very vocal about the importance of out and proud role models in the football world, as well as never shying away from talking about their relationship. Also, maybe it’s just me but Miedema always seems to go pretty red when talking about Evans in interviews which is adorable. Probably one of my favourite (if not my favourite) couples at the world cup.
Magdalena Erikson (Sweden, Chelsea): one of the most known out players, she’s in a long-term, long-distance relationship with the captain of the Danish team Pernille Harder. After not getting to the world cup (beaten by Sweden themselves in the qualifiers), Harder has still travelled to France proudly sporting the Swedish jersey. And no, what you’ve just read isn’t just an excerpt from a fanfic.
Tierna Davidson (US, Chicago Red Stars): at the age of 20 she’s an up and coming football star as well as a gay icon. She met her girlfriend Alison Jahansouz whilst they were playing together at Stanford University and now their Instagrams are practically just fanpages of each other.
Merel Van Dongen (Netherlands, Real Betis): having met her girlfriend Ana Romero whilst they were both playing for Ajax, they then got a double transfer to Spain where they are now playing in Romero’s home city. Romero has been commentating the Dutch games so far on Spanish TV and really I can’t ask for anything more than her trying to keep a neutral voice when talking about Van Dongen. They also comment the cutest things on each others insta posts, a very underrated couple in my opinion.
Megan Rapinoe (US, Reign FC): I mean what is there to say about this woman and her fight for equality that people don’t already know? Becoming the first publicly out player on the team was only the first of many of the barriers she has spent years trying to tear down. Currently in a relationship with basketball player Sue Bird, they are one of the biggest power couples in the sporting world.
Mapi León (Spain, Barcelona): She is one of my personal favourites. On top of her insane football skills, she is known for never apologising for being herself, making her a reference for many Spanish girls and, as her fame spreads, women all over the world. She has inaugurated Pride in Madrid and in general has just been active in the lgbt community since she came out a couple of years ago. As far as I can tell she’s not currently in a publicly known relationship so here’s just a picture of her and her abs
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