I’ve heard their next push is for higher pay for women’s soccer players. To do that they need to increase revenue by increasing the fan base. I don’t see how team USA’s captain displaying her contempt for the USA and alienating a good portion of the country helps.
Actually, it might. IMO, Soccer is not an American game. It gained what popularity it has here due to the influx of immigrants (legal or illegal) from other countries. Many (not all) of the people who are into the sport won't have a problem with he anti-American stance of some of the players; They may even agree with it. Nike actually increased sales after joining with POS Kaepernick. They'll probably give Rapinoe an endorsement deal.
Bing! Bing! Bing! We have a winner!
So they act in a way that creates a negative consequence and then say that their self-created suffering is the result of some sort of “*-ism”.
An acceptance of responsibility for ones own actions is a sign of a mature, well-adjusted, adult.