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U.S. SOCCER STARS EMBARRASS THEMSELVES AT WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
Powerline ^
| 12 June 2019
| Paul Mirengoff
Posted on 06/13/2019 7:53:19 AM PDT by Rummyfan
Yesterday at the Womens World Cup, the U.S. defeated Thailand 13-0. The lopsidedness of the result is further proof that the tournament is a second rate sporting event.
Soccer is the worlds game, but womens soccer is not. Not many countries take womens soccer seriously and, with the possible exception of the U.S., those that do dont take it nearly as seriously as they take mens soccer.
Hence, mismatches like the U.S.-Thailand farce. There just arent enough competent womens teams in some continents to make up a strong world cup field.
At the real World Cup, a mismatch like yesterdays is nearly impossible. If the best mens team from Europe or South America played the worst team from Asia or North America, one would expect a 4-6 goal margin of victory. 13-0 is unheard of.
Its true that Germany defeated Estonia 8-0 yesterday in a mens game, but not in the World Cup. The Estonia team could never qualify for the World Cup as that tournament is presently constituted. And 8-0 isnt 13-0.
The U.S. rout over Thailand has given rise to a pair of controversies: (1) should the U.S. have run up the score and (2) should U.S. players have indulged in major celebrations after scoring the late goals.
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KEYWORDS: bloggers; soccer; soccerstinks; sports; teamusa
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To: BookmanTheJanitor
An American male could not get away with that. Especially after crushing a brown country.
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posted on
06/13/2019 8:27:44 AM PDT
by
proust
(Justice delayed is injustice.)
To: aMorePerfectUnion
Have any of them actually “come out” as lesbians? Are any married?? - with children?? - just curious!
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posted on
06/13/2019 8:32:56 AM PDT
by
elpadre
(AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
To: VA_Gentleman
Their goalie was 55. We essentially beat a high school team.Yes that's it. We look like a bunch of classless bullies.
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posted on
06/13/2019 8:34:15 AM PDT
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
To: HamiltonJay
In the 2018 Asean Football Federation women's championships in Indonesia in June-July 2018, Thailand won by, among other things, in group play beating Indonesia 13-0, beating Malaysia 8-0, and beating Cambodia 11-0 (Cambodia had previously beaten Timor 12-0 in the tournament). Not an "excuse" for the USA, or to show karmic "payback" for Thailand, but to show that blowouts are not uncommon.
To all those who say the US men's national team wouldn't do that; no, they wouldn't, because they would all die from shock heart attacks before they scored 13 goals against anyone.
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posted on
06/13/2019 8:35:12 AM PDT
by
hadrian
To: dfwgator
lol! Exactly! Nobody wants to see that. I’m not sure what they’re supposed to do.
Can you imagine if it were your first World Cup, you’ve never scored a WC goal, and get the opportunity to score? Are you going to think, “hmmm, wait, maybe I shouldn’t”. No. Are you going to think, “hmmm, let’s not celebrate my first WC goal?”. No.
I think some of the comments here are a little off - all because of a couple of SJW loons on this team. I do think a co-captain shouldn’t make political statements - this is on the coach.
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posted on
06/13/2019 8:35:14 AM PDT
by
fuzzylogic
(welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
To: cuban leaf
“The only womens sport that is remotely interesting to watch is mud wrestling. Well, beach volleyball is apparently fairly popular.”
So you’ve never seen womens UFC?
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posted on
06/13/2019 8:37:36 AM PDT
by
Beagle8U
(It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you place the blame.)
To: hadrian
To all those who say the US men's national team wouldn't do that; no, they wouldn't, because they would all die from shock heart attacks before they scored 13 goals against anyone. On the other hand, them losing 13-0 is a distinct possibility, even against Mexico right now. The upcoming Gold Cup is going to be ugly.
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posted on
06/13/2019 8:38:07 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: SMARTY
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posted on
06/13/2019 8:38:23 AM PDT
by
KC_for_Freedom
(retired aerospace engineer and CSP who also taught)
To: VA_Gentleman
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posted on
06/13/2019 8:38:46 AM PDT
by
Mr.Unique
(The government, by its very nature, cannot give except what it first takes.)
To: proust
Seeing it for the first time, I cringed pretty hard.
Save the prancing for when you score in the finals, princess.
To: elpadre
Have any of them actually come out as lesbians?Rapinhoe is openly vocally stridently lesbian. I don't know about anyone else on the team. Nor can I name anyone else on the team. But hey, I thought Mia Hamm was an imported lunchmeat.
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posted on
06/13/2019 8:40:36 AM PDT
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
To: Beagle8U
So youve never seen womens UFC?
Nope. I don’t even know what it is.
To: Rummyfan
Thailand looked like the Watford Long John Silver Impersonators
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posted on
06/13/2019 8:41:54 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Rummyfan
No, Mia Hamm is a new carpet line offered by Monsanto.
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posted on
06/13/2019 8:41:56 AM PDT
by
gathersnomoss
(Welcome to North Mexico, Gringo's it...)
To: elpadre
To: Rummyfan
Disgusting behavior.
They are representing the United States, not themselves.
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posted on
06/13/2019 8:45:59 AM PDT
by
Gritty
(Leftist politics is another means of justifying the robbery and abuse of your neighbors-D Greenfiel)
To: cuban leaf
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posted on
06/13/2019 8:49:17 AM PDT
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Beagle8U
(It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you place the blame.)
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06/13/2019 9:05:45 AM PDT
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To: Beagle8U
They get one transgender “girl” in that and “she” will easily become champion.
Well, unless groin kicks are allowed. :D
To: Rummyfan
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