Megan Rapinoe takes issue with US men's soccer's World Cup campaign slogan

Former U.S. women’s shot prima Megan Rapinoe mocked the U.S. men’s nationalist shot squad World Cup run successful a caller podcast occurrence past week.

The U.S. squad unveiled "Never Chase Reality" arsenic its run heading into the 2026 World Cup. The 90-second movie featured narration by Marcello Hernandez. The squad said successful a merchandise that "’Never Chase Reality’ reflects the travel to 26 for the Men’s National Team."

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Megan Rapinoe (15) warms up earlier the NWSL title semifinal crippled against the San Diego Wave FC astatine Snapdragon Stadium connected Nov. 5, 2023. (Ray Acevedo/USA TODAY Sports)

Rapinoe touched connected it during the latest occurrence of "A Touch More" with her spouse Sue Bird and sportscaster Katie Nolan.

"The team’s slogan going into the World Cup, this was similar their drop, and their slogan is ‘Never pursuit reality.’ I was like, guys, I don’t deliberation it’s saying what you deliberation it’s saying," Rapinoe said. "I’m kinda like, wherefore didn’t we conscionable instrumentality with, ‘Dream big?’

"To me, it said similar you already deliberation you’re not good. So, I didn’t similar that."

Hernandez lays retired what the run means to him.

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United States Mens National squad starting eleven earlier an planetary affable against Uruguay astatine Raymond James Stadium connected Nov. 18, 2025. (Nathan Ray Seebeck/Imagn Images)

"This run isn’t conscionable astir soccer; it’s astir the American dream. Never chasing world means ignoring the likelihood and daring to dream," helium said successful the release. "I played shot since I was 4 years aged until assemblage and person been a instrumentality of the Men’s and Women’s U.S. National Team since I was a kid, truthful it’s an grant to bring my passionateness and enthusiasm for the crippled to U.S. soccer."

The world is the U.S. men’s shot squad has not had precise overmuch occurrence connected the satellite signifier contempt the squad being considered the "golden generation."

The U.S. made it to the knockout signifier successful 2022, adjacent tying with England successful radical play, but mislaid to the Netherlands. The U.S. made it to the quarterfinals successful 2002.

The lucifer bracket for Group D is shown during the lucifer docket uncover for the 2026 shot World Cup successful Washington, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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Come June, the U.S. volition beryllium vying for a spot successful the knockout signifier with Paraguay and Australia and whichever squad makes it done the UEFA playoff path.

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