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US women's soccer team doesn't sing national anthem during third 2023 World Cup matchup with Portugal after controversy in prior two matches
The Daily Mail ^ | 01 Aug 2023 | Nathan Salt

Posted on 08/01/2023 7:42:18 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican

The US Women's soccer team once again hit the headlines at the World Cup as they remained silent during the playing of The Star-Spangled Banner ahead of their match against Portugal.

The defending champions were accused of disrespect ahead of their 2023 World Cup opener against Vietnam when six of 11 US players stayed silent and did not put their hands over their hearts during the anthem.

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


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: anthem; portugal; soccer; sports; worldcup
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To: MinorityRepublican

It must kill them to be announced as the US Women’s soccer team , a team like is just there for money


21 posted on 08/01/2023 7:52:10 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: GMThrust
Fighting for the rights of the ungrateful, who turn around and spit on those who sacrificed so much, so they can be as ungrateful as they want.

When you're on the national team, you do not get to be disrespectful.

Colin Kaepernick played for San Francisco. So that's a different story. But he's out of the league now.

22 posted on 08/01/2023 7:52:13 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: BenLurkin

Yeah, I can’t imagine bigger snoozer than women’s soccer.


23 posted on 08/01/2023 7:52:20 AM PDT by fwdude
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To: MinorityRepublican

Well, may their already dismal fangroup shrink to hardly anything in the following year or so!


24 posted on 08/01/2023 7:52:49 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: Skwor

America-hating perverts.


25 posted on 08/01/2023 7:52:58 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Ok, if it’s some sort of smart-assed subtle protest, then yeah, f those dykes.


26 posted on 08/01/2023 7:53:23 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: mikey_hates_everything
Ok, if it’s some sort of smart-assed subtle protest, then yeah, f those dykes.

Exactly. They're not representing USA even if Joe Biden said they are.

Notice this is not a problem with the Men's national team.

27 posted on 08/01/2023 7:55:15 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: GMThrust

Exactly. “I may not agree with what you say but I will defend to my death your right to say it” I always hated that self-sanctimonious statement. Screw them. Not literally (shudder).


28 posted on 08/01/2023 7:57:37 AM PDT by stevio (Fight until you die.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Everyone seemed to be focused on the lack of singing and that’s what I didn’t get. I’m not watching so I’m not seeing the nuances that viewers are.


29 posted on 08/01/2023 7:57:56 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: MinorityRepublican

There is not much history of US athletes or spectators singing the national anthem because the tradition here is to have a performer singing it. Almost everywhere else the tradition is for a band (or recording) to play the music and the crowd and players to sing.

Having been in an Irish stadium with the crowd singing and watching a French crowd belting out La Marseillaise I prefer the foreign way of doing it rather than have some performer putting on their over the top spin on the Star Spangled Banner.


30 posted on 08/01/2023 7:58:45 AM PDT by JSM_Liberty
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To: MinorityRepublican

They’d win if they had a bunch of fake women trannies on the team.


31 posted on 08/01/2023 7:59:15 AM PDT by dynachrome (War does not determine who is right, but who is left.)
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To: mikey_hates_everything
I’m not watching so I’m not seeing the nuances that viewers are.

They'll be fine if they raised their right arms over their hearts. But they're not doing that. You can see their facial expressions that they are not happy to represent the United States of America.

32 posted on 08/01/2023 8:00:37 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: GMThrust
Fighting for the rights of the ungrateful, who turn around and spit on those who sacrificed so much, so they can be as ungrateful as they want. Sorry for the early morning rant. God Bless all.

You did it for the promise of those after you, great love of country, and sacrifice itself. Recognition and honor is great but in my opinion that is not why you served, if I should be so bold to say and very Christ like.

Remember - Romans 5:8 - But God commendeth his charity towards us; because when as yet we were sinners, according to the time, Christ died for us; much more therefore, being now justified by his blood, shall we be saved from wrath through him.

33 posted on 08/01/2023 8:00:44 AM PDT by frogjerk (More people have died trusting the government than not trusting the government.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

They belong to the streets.


34 posted on 08/01/2023 8:03:07 AM PDT by Noumenon (You're not voting your way out of this. KTF)
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To: mikey_hates_everything

I looked it up: you missed nothing, twice.


35 posted on 08/01/2023 8:04:29 AM PDT by Migraine
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To: MinorityRepublican

Hope they loose


36 posted on 08/01/2023 8:07:37 AM PDT by ZULU (HOOVER, FREEH, MUELLER, COMEY, WRAY, SUCCESSION OF STATISTS)
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To: ConservativeInPA

The maritime college in Maine has two sports: women’s volleyball and basketball. Both teams draw pretty good crowds, they are D-3 teams and from time to time are conference champions. None of the members from either team has ever taken a knee during the national anthem. If they did the head coach would kick them off the team no matter how good she was.


37 posted on 08/01/2023 8:07:59 AM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: Mcroc71603

No they don’t. If they hate America - LEAVE and stop claimimg they rrpreseny us.


38 posted on 08/01/2023 8:08:42 AM PDT by ZULU (HOOVER, FREEH, MUELLER, COMEY, WRAY, SUCCESSION OF STATISTS)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Singing was never “required” but usually done in respect. I would like to see the practice returned with the National Anthem sung by all present at every ball game, concert and assembly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-BjbAKPstM


39 posted on 08/01/2023 8:09:15 AM PDT by elpadre
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To: I want the USA back

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻


40 posted on 08/01/2023 8:09:51 AM PDT by ZULU (HOOVER, FREEH, MUELLER, COMEY, WRAY, SUCCESSION OF STATISTS)
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