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        Soccer stars Rafaelle Souza and Halie Mace are engaged & the video is so adorable
    The Orlando Pride players will be teammates on the field and in marriage!

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By Ariel Messman-RuckerDecember 23 2025 / 10:52 AM
Ariel Messman-Rucker
Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or talking about horror movies with the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network.
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Soccer stars Rafaelle Souza and Halie Mace are engaged!
The two Orlando Pride teammates announced that they are headed for wedded bliss with a sweet video of Souza getting down on one knee and proposing to Mace in her home country of Brazil.
The Instagram post featured a video of Souza surprising Mace with a proposal and the two women kissing and showing off the engagement ring, alongside a caption where Mace jokingly asked, “Am I half Brazilian now?"
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The couple used to play on opposing teams, with Mace spending five seasons with the Kansas City Current before joining Souza in Orlando as a free agent earlier this month.
Souza has been with the Pride since 2023, and now both women are defenders for the team.
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