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Former U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe questioned the motives behind effort to protect women’s sports from transgender inclusion in the latest episode of her podcast with Basketball Hall of Famer Sue Bird.

Rapinoe reacted to an op-ed written by Angel City FC player Elizabeth Eddy, who called on the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) to adopt clear gender standards with different means of testing. Eddy earned backlash and support on both sides of the issue over her column.

Rapinoe, who won World Cups and Olympic gold with the United States national team, took issue with the New York Post using a photo of Orlando Pride player Barbra Banda in the op-ed, even as Banda was forced to withdraw from the Zambian national squad after failing to meet s

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