All I said is that mocking the other country would result in a brawl in a Conmebol match. Considering how much tempers flare in these games, I fail to see what is so controversial about that statement.
Sounds like the issue is CONMEBOL.All I said is that mocking the other country would result in a brawl in a Conmebol match. Considering how much tempers flare in these games, I fail to see what is so controversial about that statement.
Tempers flare in women's matches over things like this?All I said is that mocking the other country would result in a brawl in a Conmebol match. Considering how much tempers flare in these games, I fail to see what is so controversial about that statement.
No. The final.You mean, who to support in the other semifinal?
Why, though?Carlos Tevez once received a straight red card for mocking River by flapping his arms like a chicken. It was a Libertadores semi tie where away fans were banned. That is now the norm in Argentina.
Let’s apply that standard to the women’s World Cup.
Agreed. If there's one thing we know and that these ladies have proven, they cannot follow the example and the high standards set by the men.I expect to see them win the final and will be happy when they do. However, there is one thing I will note preemptively: If they lose, I will expect them to NOT follow the men’s game and actually own the loss. If there is one thing that annoys me about football/sports culture is excuse making, or conspiracies, when a loss happens. I saw some stuff on social media from English fans that nearly broke my eye balls after the semi final.
USA are heavy favorites (1/5) and I will not be empathetic to the team if Holland wins on a fluke or bad call. That said, this team is so good and locked in. I think this plays out like the last final and they bury the Dutch early and often.
Leaving aside the fact that I think it's even more of a non-issue than the Thailand celebrations... that's just not true. Shit, I've seen articles about it on the front page of CNN. Just google "alex morgan tea sipping" and you'll get literally dozens of reputable news organizations offering you their opinion on it.The tea sipping isn't even a controversy anywhere outside this forum.
I'd pay serious money to have Morgan score and mime a long-track speed-skater.Are folks here going to lose their shit if Morgan scores tomorrow and mimes riding a bicycle?
I'd pay serious money to have Morgan score and mime a long-track speed-skater.
The celebrations in the second half of the Thailand game deserved some criticism, although they were hardly the end of the world either. However, the idiotic faux outrage over the tea drinking is almost certainly the result of the players being both (a) American and (b) women.Leaving aside the fact that I think it's even more of a non-issue than the Thailand celebrations... that's just not true. Shit, I've seen articles about it on the front page of CNN. Just google "alex morgan tea sipping" and you'll get literally dozens of reputable news organizations offering you their opinion on it.
NY Post. Time Magazine. Huff Post. Bleacher Report. fuckin' CBS News.
It shouldn't be a thing. It's stupid. It's a fucking goal celebration. But it is nevertheless a thing. I guess you didn't even google it before confidently asserting otherwise?
Maybe it's time for the men to follow the women's example and actually win. Maybe the U.S. women don't quite get it because they don't lose so often.I expect to see them win the final and will be happy when they do. However, there is one thing I will note preemptively: If they lose, I will expect them to NOT follow the men’s game and actually own the loss. If there is one thing that annoys me about football/sports culture is excuse making, or conspiracies, when a loss happens. I saw some stuff on social media from English fans that nearly broke my eye balls after the semi final.
USA are heavy favorites (1/5) and I will not be empathetic to the team if Holland wins on a fluke or bad call. That said, this team is so good and locked in. I think this plays out like the last final and they bury the Dutch early and often.
Maybe it's time for the men to follow the women's example and actually win. Maybe the U.S. women don't quite get it because they don't lose so often.