# Midge Purce Played on a TORN ACL, Argues Messi Over Ronaldo, & EXPOSES NWSL's Pay Problem

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Podcast: [The Late Run](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-late-run-7723013)
Published: 2026-03-12T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/FBM6243053074.mp3?updated=1773913589
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Two-time NWSL Champion and USWNT star Midge Purce pulls up to The Late Run and doesn't hold back. From a fiery Messi vs Ronaldo debate where Ocho tries (and fails) to flip her answer, to a raw breakdown of the NWSL's controversial High Impact Player rule and why she thinks Trinity Rodman is still underpaid, Midge brings the heat on everything wrong with women's soccer pay. But the real jaw-dropper? Midge reveals she played 30 minutes on a TORN ACL because she didn't want to miss Olympic camp. She opens up about the year-long mental battle to trust her knee again, what it means to be an athlete who's "excellent at failing," and why she thinks women are just more interesting than men. Plus: why American male athletes won't acknowledge women's players (but James Rodriguez and Thomas Mueller will), her FC26 card stats, an NWSL owner quiz, and the launch of her new podcast "Confessions of an Elite Athlete." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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