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\t\t<\/p>\n Megan Rapinoe<\/strong><\/a> and Sue Bird<\/strong><\/a> are calling it quits.<\/p>\n After nearly 10 years together, the former pro athletes shared a joint statement on Friday (April 17) that they are ending their relationship.<\/p>\n The news comes nearly six years after the WNBA and NWSL stars got engaged in 2020. <\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\u201cThere really is no smooth or easy way to share this news. After a lot of thought, we\u2019ve made the decision to separate as a couple,\u201d Megan<\/strong>, 40, and Sue<\/strong>, 45, began on Instagram<\/a>. \u201cThis hasn\u2019t been an easy decision, but it\u2019s one we\u2019ve made together, with so much love, respect, and care for each other. We\u2019ve shared a whole life over the last decade, through big moments and in quiet ones, and that is something we\u2019ll always carry with us.\u201d<\/p>\n Megan<\/strong> and Sue <\/strong>also announced that due to their split, they are also ending their podcast, A Touch More: The Podcast<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are so grateful to this incredible community that has held us up, welcomed us in, and supported us exactly as we are. So many of you have reminded us, again and again, why loving out loud matters,\u201d they continued. \u201cGetting to create A Touch More: The Podcast<\/em> and build a network around it has been a tremendous joy. The conversations, the laughter, the connection \u2013 it means more than we can put into words. While this chapter of doing the podcast together is ending, what we\u2019ve built with you isn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n Megan <\/strong>and Sue<\/strong> concluded, \u201cThank you for being with us through all of it\u2026it means the world to us.\u201d<\/p>\n If you didn\u2019t know, Megan<\/strong> and Sue<\/strong> first met during the 2016 Rio Olympics<\/em> at a sponsor event. They announced their engagement in October 2020.<\/p>\n See all of the other famous couples that also recently split up<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n