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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would this even be a discussion if it was the mens’ World Cup? Are the women supposed to walk daintily away after scoring goals? Is it more ladylike to hold back from crushing your opponents? Give me a break. These women deserve to celebrate every goal and should score as many as possible. They are the best in the world and should not hold back just to be polite. [/quote]

Yes, I have said the same thing during the men's world cup.  Again, if you watched international football more frequently than just world cup matches every few years, you'd have an understanding of the sport.  Goal differential matters.  Poor sportsmanship is disappointing at the international level.  [/quote]

Im not sure where the assumption is coming from that I only watch World Cup matches simply because I have an differing opinion, but anyhoo...I played D1, watch a lot of international football, futbol, soccer, whatever you want to call it. So yeah I get the sport and I support these women. I disagree that they showed poor sportsmanship and I think this discussion has sexist undertones. [/quote]

So anyone who disagrees with you is a misogynist? Running up the score against a weak opponent is criticized in men’s sports all the time. You need to take off your pink hat and start seeing the real world. They could have played possession on their side of the field and killed the clock. You see it all the time in soccer. After 5 goals and totally dominating the play, you pull off. It’s not the players fault, more the manager’s. There are a lot of questions for the manager of this that are not being asked. It’s not like they are starting the best players or strongest line up. Rapinoe is way past her prime. Dunn in the back? It looks like marketing concerns are dictating who starts and where. So maybe you could compromise a little more and not humiliate a team/country like that? Guess not...but it should be talked about.

I wish the coverage of this tournament was more like what we saw in the men’s World Cup. I really find it disrespectful to the players and audience when the “analysts”  talk about the goal celebration vs how the goal was created. [/quote]

“You need to take off your pink hat and start seeing the real world.” Oh my. No sexism in that statement at all.

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