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US women’s team refuse to sing national anthem before World Cup draw with Holland
The Telegraph ^ | 27 July 2023 | Luke Edwards and Samindra Kunti

Posted on 07/27/2023 3:26:10 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

US women’s team refuse to sing national anthem before World Cup draw with Holland.

Six players take part in silent protest labelled ‘disrespectful’ but Martina Navratilova tells critics to 'get a grip'.

The US women’s football team have sparked a divisive row at the World Cup after six players elected not to sing the national anthem in a silent ‘protest’ that was labelled “embarrassing” and “disrespectful”.

The defending world champions risked the ire of the American public for the second time in five days yesterday when more than half of the team stayed silent before their group game against Holland, which they drew 1-1.

Their actions drew a fierce backlash with high-profile critics accusing members of the squad of failing to be patriotic enough on the global stage.

The most stinging rebuke came from prominent journalist and media personality, Megyn Kelly, who said before the reigning champions’ second game of this World Cup, that they were damaging the country with their behaviour.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: holland; leavethemineurope; martina; martinanavratilova; nationalanthem; navratilova; sedition; stripcitizenship; unwelcomeinamerica; worldcup
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1 posted on 07/27/2023 3:26:10 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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Plant some dope in their luggage and pack 'em off to Moscow.

Those girls need "The Griner Cure".

2 posted on 07/27/2023 3:28:45 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Women’s athletics, (gay) soccer, and liberalism/America haters. What could be more delightful?


3 posted on 07/27/2023 3:28:57 PM PDT by End Times Sentinel (In the conflict between the stone and the stream, the stream will always prevail.)
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What could be more delightful?

They're alienating half of their audience which is just stupid.

They need to follow Michael Jordan in that “Republicans buy sneakers, too.”.

4 posted on 07/27/2023 3:31:48 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Its time to defund public supported sports teams (taxes, ticket sales, etc.) that hold no good esteem for their country.


5 posted on 07/27/2023 3:33:16 PM PDT by crazyhorse691 (Who knew that an elected official is a demi-god waiting to happen?)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I don’t want hear a bunch of wailing dykes any more than we already have to


6 posted on 07/27/2023 3:33:17 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Let’s hope they lose big.


7 posted on 07/27/2023 3:33:18 PM PDT by beethovenfan (The REAL Great Reset will be when Jesus returns. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Are they Tranny?


8 posted on 07/27/2023 3:33:41 PM PDT by Brandonmark (November 2024 cannot comtly left out his party affiliation: e soon enough!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

They can stop presenting themselves as team USA. They can stop taking any USA money and other sponsorship

Then they can define exactly what their objection is so that they and others can discover the ignorance


9 posted on 07/27/2023 3:33:45 PM PDT by stanne
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“Like”


10 posted on 07/27/2023 3:35:16 PM PDT by ZinGirl (Now a grandma ....can't afford a tagline :))
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To: MinorityRepublican

“US women’s team refuse to sing national anthem before World Cup draw with Holland”

Thankfully, the Trannies are taking care of destroying women’s sports, so I’ll continue with my policy of letting ‘The Sisterhood’ fight it out.


11 posted on 07/27/2023 3:35:38 PM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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These lesbian c**ts should not play under the American flag then


12 posted on 07/27/2023 3:35:45 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: MinorityRepublican

Frankly, they need to look at the ratings of who may be watching. That’s what matters.


13 posted on 07/27/2023 3:36:11 PM PDT by ZinGirl (Now a grandma ....can't afford a tagline :))
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To: MinorityRepublican

Send em a case of Bud Light to celebrate.........


14 posted on 07/27/2023 3:37:13 PM PDT by wardamneagle
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To: stanne
They can stop presenting themselves as team USA.

They're female athletes from the United States of America and they can fly the FIFA flag.


15 posted on 07/27/2023 3:37:53 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: beethovenfan

Amen! I hope they get stomped.


16 posted on 07/27/2023 3:38:06 PM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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To: MinorityRepublican

If I were the other 17 on the team, I would be telling these 6 morons to gtfo.


17 posted on 07/27/2023 3:38:56 PM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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I watch them play so if they can get their asses kicked I will witness it. I rooted last night for the Dutch, but it was a tie game.


18 posted on 07/27/2023 3:39:48 PM PDT by odawg
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after their game they can go to another country if they don’t care about USA.


19 posted on 07/27/2023 3:40:18 PM PDT by b4me
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“It was too much of an effort [for them] to place their hand over their heart, or God forbid, sing.”

I didn't expect them to sing but I would expect them to place their hand over their heart, especially because they're under the miscroscope now.

20 posted on 07/27/2023 3:41:24 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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