Donald Trump warns Megan Rapinoe not to `disrespect` US flag at World Cup
(The Guardian Sports News)

Player says she will not visit White House if US win World CupOther American teams and players have refused trip in pastAli Krieger throws support behind Rapinoe with pointed tweetOn Monday, Megan Rapinoe scored two goals to send the US through to the quarter-finals of the Women´s World Cup. On Wednesday, the President of the United States warned her not to `disrespect` her country.Rapinoe, who has won the World Cup and Olympics with the USWNT, is outspoken on social issues and was the first white professional athlete to kneel for the national anthem in protest of social injustice in the United States, before US Soccer passed a rule requiring team members to stand for the anthem. In a video that has circulated on social media since Tuesday - but appears to have been filmed before the World Cup started - she said that she would not visit the White House if the team wins the tournament. Continue reading...