Rapinoe blasts lack of respect towards
women's game ahead of World Cup final
Agence France-Presse,
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Staff
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Posted By: NorthernDog,
7/6/2019 9:09:09 PM
USA star Megan Rapinoe hit out on Saturday at the scheduling of the women's World Cup final on the same day as two major men's international finals and said FIFA president Gianni Infantino's pledge to double the prize fund for the tournament is not enough. "It's terrible scheduling for everyone. That's a terrible idea to put everything on the same day, in every way," Rapinoe said at a press conference on Saturday as the USA aim to retain the World Cup in the final against the Netherlands in Lyon on Sunday. The game is being played just hours before Brazil
Can't stand the competition, girl? Lack of "exposure"?
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Historybuff 7/6/2019 9:12:49 PM (No. 116102)
Speaking of time- it must be her time of the month.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Northcross 7/6/2019 9:17:12 PM (No. 116103)
Shut up Megan. You could cancel the Super Bowl, replace it with the women's soccer final, and 99% of the potential audience would switch over to re-runs of Hee-Haw. And you expect equal pay? Nice try.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
6079 Smith, W 7/6/2019 9:27:26 PM (No. 116106)
14 year old boys beat women's Olympic soccer teams 7-0.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
scottj 7/6/2019 9:30:41 PM (No. 116108)
Gee a whining liberal. There's something you dont see every 5 seconds.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
J F Ackerman 7/6/2019 9:31:53 PM (No. 116110)
The new face of the old "Ugly American" meme. It will always be a loser.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
dwa 7/6/2019 9:32:46 PM (No. 116111)
The more I hear from members of this team the more respect I lose -- to the point of no respect at all. They may be great soccer players, but beyond that, they are immature, loudmouthed, lack character and humility and are just plain -itchy women. They do not represent me.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Michaelus 7/6/2019 9:36:02 PM (No. 116112)
They really did lose to a boys high school team.......
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
obdurate 7/6/2019 9:36:32 PM (No. 116113)
I will be succinct,soccer sucks!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
zephyrgirl 7/6/2019 9:52:14 PM (No. 116122)
I'm actually hoping they lose, and the Netherlands team rubs their obnoxious, arrogant noses in the dirt.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Jiobaobubai 7/6/2019 10:00:00 PM (No. 116126)
My daughter and I watched the game against England and saw the US team win. We were hoping to follow it to the end. But the crap coming out of the mouths of these ingrates has completely turned me off. I'll go jogging tomorrow morning instead.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Omen55 7/6/2019 10:06:56 PM (No. 116130)
The gods punish Hubris.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 7/6/2019 10:08:39 PM (No. 116132)
Please tell Megan Rapinoe that if we want drama, we still have our soap operas.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
JHHolliday 7/6/2019 10:16:17 PM (No. 116135)
Well, Meg, here’s the deal. You aren’t anywhere near as good as the men. The best players in any sport get paid the most. It’s why the players on the men’s tour play for a lot more money than the gals on the LPGA. The biggest draws bring in the biggest bucks. It’s simple reality...something the left wants to deny.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
droopydog 7/6/2019 10:34:16 PM (No. 116145)
Congrats, Megan. I'll add soccer to the list of things I don't enjoy anymore.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
LadyHen 7/6/2019 10:37:06 PM (No. 116148)
As a woman I say make all sports coed and then we can talk about respect. That would also get rid of the tranny problem too. Give 'em all equality.. good and hard!!
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
BigGeorgeTX 7/6/2019 10:44:24 PM (No. 116152)
America has never embraced soccer to the degree the rest of the world has. Why would we embrace the women's game? You want equality, put out a product people are willing to pay to watch. Face it, other than tennis, when it comes to athletics men's sports will always draw more interest. You cannot demand an audience.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Vesicant 7/6/2019 10:54:21 PM (No. 116160)
Respect has to be earned, little girl. Now go play outside and let the adults alone.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
lakerman1 7/6/2019 10:56:00 PM (No. 116161)
Why do they call it the Women's World Cup? Women don't wear cups.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
AltaD 7/6/2019 11:26:39 PM (No. 116185)
FTA: Later, the USA men's team will attempt to retain the CONCACAF Gold Cup when they meet Mexico in the final in Chicago.
I have never heard of the CONCACAF Gold Cup so I looked it up, the finals are 8:00 p.m. There's no scheduling conflict with the women's event so what's she complaining about?
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
cThree 7/6/2019 11:46:19 PM (No. 116195)
The Ugly Americans.
Maybe that could be the team nickname.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
stldave 7/6/2019 11:55:39 PM (No. 116202)
#10, Ditto. They disrespect our county, F-em!
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
anonymous 7/6/2019 11:57:13 PM (No. 116203)
Megan Rapinoe can be tough and unrelenting but she also needs to understand that, as a rule, the public is drawn to the pinnacle of any sport. The pinnacle of virtually all athletic sports is when males play it. That's because males are naturally stronger and faster, and thus what you're seeing is the pinnacle of human capability.
That's in no way a slight on women's soccer. These female players are excellent at what they do and deserve marks for what they have achieved. It would have been better if Megan kept her political observations at bay.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
msjena 7/7/2019 12:00:29 AM (No. 116204)
Men’s soccer doesn’t get any respect in the US, either, so why would we care about the women’s game? The only sports where women are the stars over the men are gymnastics and figure skating .
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
judy 7/7/2019 12:13:52 AM (No. 116212)
You have to show respect to receive respect!
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
Trigger2 7/7/2019 12:35:25 AM (No. 116222)
Now that gays have been declared a prime species, they know everything about nothing and want you to fall for their drivel of whine, whine, whine, cry, cry, cry. Only a rabid demonrat would pay attention and comply.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
bighambone 7/7/2019 12:41:13 AM (No. 116225)
Well the US woman’s team did get an endorsement from President Trump who said that he hopes that they win.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
DVC 7/7/2019 1:19:03 AM (No. 116240)
When the players are disgusting, hateful, obnoxious, anti-American, ugly, lesbians......gee, I wonder why people don't respect them?
/s off
Check your mirror, witch, for the one who is causing the disrespect. Add in a fairly low level of
play in a fundamentally BORING game......
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
NotaBene 7/7/2019 1:41:27 AM (No. 116253)
This lesbian should have not kneeled to disrespect the American flag. Not a big deal if this minor sport does not visit with our champion President Donald J. Trump.
I think that the WNBA has similar problems to these poor dears suing for recognition. Just let Transgenics into the court and the problem is solved, no?
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
EJKrausJr 7/7/2019 3:23:31 AM (No. 116272)
Doesn't matter, I won't be watching either event. Neither is the within the center of my attention. Sorry to disappoint you. Please put a sock in it.
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Lack of respect ? You who disrespected the USA ? The AOC of the sports world. Shut up and move to another country. Give back any greenbacks fans gave you.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
govlawyer 7/7/2019 7:44:44 AM (No. 116351)
Have to disagree with DJT on this one: Go Holland!
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
MickTurn 7/7/2019 7:46:26 AM (No. 116354)
Respect is earned, obviously this woman has taken it on herself to Disrespect lots of people and that act has lost the Respect she craves. Funny how that works, right Rapinoe? By the way, your hair looks like if came from a bad experiment in the Frankenstein tradition...lose it, lose your attitude and work at becoming a 'nice' person, if that is even possible.
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
chance_232 7/7/2019 9:06:16 AM (No. 116451)
Megan, Megan, Megan............ You can demand respect till the cows come home, but the simple truth is that respect is EARNED. And insulting the very thing that many if not most Americans believe in, being yourself extremely disrespectful guarantees that the only people that will respect you are your fellow travelers,
Every adult should know and understand this simple principle.
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
Moritz55 7/7/2019 10:12:10 AM (No. 116529)
Go Netherlands!
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 7/7/2019 10:30:20 AM (No. 116547)
When is the coach and the team going to tell this obnoxious idiot to shut up or throw her off the team? Nike will pick her up.
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
Lm1995 7/7/2019 10:30:22 AM (No. 116548)
Perhaps it’s the lack of respect for your country which has given you so much.
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