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Subway Franchisees Not Fans Of Soccer Star

A group of Subway franchisees is pressuring HQ to give soccer Olympian Megan Rapinoe the boot. “The 36-year-old, purple-haired soccer star — who kneeled ahead of a match before leading the United States to a bronze medal this week — began a stint as a pitchwoman for the fast-food giant this spring,” per the NY Post.  “In one spot, Rapinoe — who has been a vocal proponent of equal rights and equal pay for women — knocks a burrito out of a guy’s hands by kicking a soccer ball at him.”

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