Posted on 06/14/2019 3:52:38 AM PDT by C19fan
Much to the chagrin and disdain of many my good American colleagues at this publication, I am a soccer fan. I love the beautiful game, its mesmerizing stars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Renaldo. I appreciate the tactics, and even the ties, ties, ties. So this week I decided to give the women’s World Cup a try. I regret to inform you good readers that it is awful, and bordering on unwatchable. At first I couldn’t quite tell what the problem was. There were 22 people kicking a ball around with exceptional skill, tight triangle passing, counter attacks, everything I usually look for in a good fixture. So why was I bored out of my mind watching these games I tried to endure?
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I might watch if they wore beach volleyball uniforms.
David Marcus ? I can’t take this guy seriously after he put the protomatter in the Genesis device.
When they showed the line of Thai women during their national anthem (prior to their beating by Team USA of 13-0), every single one of them looked like a guy. It was unbelievable. No beauty pageant queens in this tournament.
I think that was a different David Marcus...
Sally Jenkins, the Post & woman’s soccer are all very avoidable.
Byotch takes a knee. Unwatchable!
You know you can’t say what you said today don’t you?
Ok
He is totally right about the women’s game being boring. I used to watch the USWNT anyway because they were my team representing my country. However after the team endorsed the LGBT movement and no longer recalled a Christian player who refused to wear the multi-colored LGBT jersey they adopted during last year’s Gay Pride Month, and the partisan shananigans of two of their CAPTAINS (Rapinoe and Morgan), they completely turned me off and I now invest my time in more fun and useful endeavors than watching mediocre play.
They may win this World Cup unless the French do (quarterfinal between these two will probably determine the winner of the Cup), but European clubs are pouring money into the women’s game from $ made by the men. And they are a heck of a lot richer and have better coaching staffs and facilities. It’s only a matter of time before the Europeans pull at parity and exceed the level of the US team. And I won’t care.
I find all basketball and soccer unwatchable. I especially feel that way when they take a knee. So that goes for football too.
Women with too much testosterone. There, I said it. Sue me.
Bingo, and that's all it is. The only question is whether the spectacle draws a paying audience, and ticket sales/ad rates don't care why or why not.
I think it would be nice if the whole world got over the delusion that sports are important.
The same kind of article could be written about the differences in men’s and women’s basketball. There is no doubt that men are superior athletically. It translates into the way they play soccer or basketball or tennis or any other sport.
This does not mean that you can’t enjoy the competition and drama. The preliminary rounds of the women’s World Cup are similar to the men’s when it comes to mismatches and boring play. The knockout rounds bring the drama and excitement building to the final.
As a real sports fan, I enjoy competition at all levels. For whatever reason, the author of this piece wants to be the skunk at the garden party. So be it. I will continue to watch and enjoy the women’s World Cup. Each to his own.
You saved me the keystrokes.
Well, if you work for a sporting goods manufacturer you might think sports are important. :-)
The article makes a similar point. In women's gymnastics and tennis, you at least get to see athletic women in skimpy outfits.
Meanwhile, the common feature of women's soccer and basketball is that the women wear men's outfits.
I’m really disappointed Fox and Friends got on board promoting this.....
....their rah rah blonde sent to France is just over the top.
I’m not supporting, or watching anyone who has already said they won’t attend an invite to see the President.......who stand stony face during the anthem( in Rapinoe’s case said she may never sing the anthem again)
What ingrates!
What whiny babies!
Please......keep them in France !
For me, any sport is unwatchable, but each to his own.
He’s going to get shredded for his comments.
Which means, of course, that he’s right.
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