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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Madeleine Carlisle](https://time.com/author/madeleine-carlisle/)  ## Madeleine Carlisle Sep 24, 2019 1:14 PM UTC  The Best FIFA Women's Player Award Winner Megan Rapinoe speaks during The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 at Teatro alla Scala on September 23, 2019 in Milan, Italy. The Best FIFA Women's Player Award Winner Megan Rapinoe speaks during The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 at Teatro alla Scala on September 23, 2019 in Milan, Italy.Simon Hofmann - FIFA—FIFA via Getty Images  by [Madeleine Carlisle](https://time.com/author/madeleine-carlisle/)  ## Madeleine Carlisle Sep 24, 2019 1:14 PM UTC [Megan Rapinoe,](https://time.com/5623543/megan-rapinoe-world-cup-trump-equal-pay/) who [helped lead](https://time.com/5617529/megan-rapinoe-world-cup/) the U.S. women’s soccer team to their fourth Women’s World Cup title this summer, [was named](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/09/23/us-womens-national-team-star-megan-rapinoe-coach-jill-ellis-win-fifas-top-honors/) FIFA’s Best Women’s Player in the World on Monday in Milan, Italy. The women’s soccer star accepted the top individual women’s prize at FIFA’s best gala, beating out her U.S. women’s soccer teammate [Alex Morgan](https://time.com/5594356/alex-morgan-world-cup/) (who came in 2nd) and England’s Lucy Bronze (who came in 3rd). Accepting the award, Rapinoe called on fellow players to fight against racism, homophobia, and pay disparity. She challenged them to care about inequality even if the issue doesn’t directly affect them. “\[I’d be inspired\] if everybody was outraged about equal pay or the lack thereof, or the lack of investment in the women’s game, other than just women.” “Lend your platform to other people,” she said. “Lift other people up. Share your success. We have a unique opportunity in football different to any other sport in the world. To use this beautiful game to actually change the world for better.” The award was another in a long list of accolades for Rapinoe. [At the world cup this summer in France](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/megan-rapinoe-golden-boot-golden-ball-world-cup%5Fn%5F5d222c31e4b04c481415d297), Rapinoe was awarded the Golden Boot as the top scorer and the Golden Ball as the best player in the tournament. Rapinoe also was a part of the U.S. women’s soccer team that [won](https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2015/6/5/8701215/2015-fifa-womens-world-cup-schedule-bracket-format-results) the 2015 women’s world cup, and won [a gold medal](https://www.teamusa.org/us-soccer/athletes/Megan-Rapinoe) at the 2012 olympics. The 34-year-old has been a noted advocate for pay equality between women’s and men’s soccer, and was one of 28 players who sued the United States Soccer Federation for gender discrimination. Rapinoe gained national attention during the Women’s World Cup for [speaking out against](https://time.com/5623399/world-cup-champion-megan-rapinoe-president-trump/) President Donald Trump. “Your message is excluding people. You’re excluding me, you’re excluding people that look like me, you’re excluding people of color, you’re excluding, you know, Americans that maybe support you,” Rapinoe, who is gay, [told CNN’s Anderson Cooper](https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/09/politics/megan-rapinoe-anderson-cooper-trump-cnntv/index.html) in July, when asked about her message to the President. She is the fourth American to win the FIFA Best Women’s Player in the World award following Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach, and Carli Lloyd. 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