At 35, Rapinoe is among the most well-known and decorated soccer players of all time.
She helped her team win two different World Cup titles and has an Olympic gold medal to boot.
40-year-old athlete Bird is just as successful.
They’re also both outspoken activists, namely in the Black Lives Matter and Say Her Name movements.
For many of these feats both on and off the field they’ve been by each other’s side.
Here is everything we know about the couple’s history.
“I walked away like, ‘You’re an idiot,'” she toldGQ.
PerOprah Daily’s timeline, the pair went public with their relationship in 2017.
“It’s pretty amazing, especially in the times we’re in,” Rapinoe toldESPN.
“Not only are we female athletes, but we are dating as well.
So, kinda badass.”
Just prior to the trip,Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, leaving the couple fearful for their rights.
One sunny and sleepy day during the 2020 trip, the pair were alone in the infinity pool.
“There was a look in her eye,” Bird told GQ.
“I could just sense it.
I knew what was happening,” she recalled.
Then, in the spur of the moment, Rapinoe got down on one knee and popped the question.
