Heather O’Reilly is arguably the most decorated player ever in the history of U.S. women’s soccer — the only player who has won Women’s World Cup, Olympics, U-20 Women’s World Cup, WPS, NWSLand NCAA titles — and surely one of the most popular, but her farewell game against Thailand Thursday in Columbus, Ohio, has been overshadowed by attention to whether Megan Rapinoe willcontinue her protest by kneeling for the national anthem.

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