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Women's World Cup: US star urges teammates to join her White House boycott

United States forward Megan Rapinoe wats her teammates to join her White House boycott [AFP]

United States women's World Cup co-captain Megan Rapinoe on Thursday urged her teammates to join her boycott of a White House visit following fierce criticism from President Donald Trump.

Trump accused Rapinoe of "disrespect" on Wednesday after a video emerged of her saying, in an interview with football magazine Eight by Eight, that she would not be "going to the fucking White House".

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