Soccer stars Rafaelle Souza and Halie Mace are engaged

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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!

        Footage still via Instagram @halie_mace
    
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          Dec 23, 2025
          
        
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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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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?"

See on Instagram

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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