Issues & Insights . . . "Cue the sponsors’ outrage. Volkswagen, Budweiser and Procter & Gamble protested. Visa demanded a meeting. Deloitte declared itself “deeply offended.” And from Coke: “unacceptable and offensive.”
"Seriously? Since when is pointing out simple facts in a legal brief “unacceptable and offensive?”
"Because the elevated skill and level of competition in men’s play are indeed simple – and
indisputable – facts.
"Put aside the proof point that the U.S. women lost to a 15-and-under boys developmental squad in 2017. After all, when the same happened in Australia, the predictable excuse was that top players were out and the women treated it as a practice.
"But who won isn’t the point – it’s the rationale for the matches: “The Matildas often practice against high school-aged boys because they cannot find enough high-quality female competition to sharpen them for international competition.”
"Got that? Top women pros scrimmage against still-growing adolescent males to stretch toward the mere lads’ power, speed and athleticism – and because there are just too few of them." . . .
From July 2019: Women’s Soccer: Ugly Americans Keep Outdoing Themselves
. . . Cue the sponsors’ outrage. Volkswagen, Budweiser and Procter & Gamble protested. Visa demanded a meeting. Deloitte declared itself “deeply offended.” And from Coke:
“unacceptable and offensive.”
'Seriously? Since when is pointing out simple facts in a legal brief “unacceptable and offensive?”
"Because the elevated skill and level of competition in men’s play are indeed simple – and indisputable – facts.
"Put aside the proof point that the U.S. women lost to a 15-and-under boys developmental squad in 2017. After all, when the same happened in Australia, the predictable excuse was that top players were out and the women treated it as a practice.
"But who won isn’t the point – it’s the rationale for the matches: “The Matildas often practice against high school-aged boys because they cannot find enough high-quality female competition to sharpen them for international competition.”
"Got that? Top women pros scrimmage against still-growing adolescent males to stretch toward the mere lads’ power, speed and athleticism – and because there are just too few of them." . . .
"Seriously? Since when is pointing out simple facts in a legal brief “unacceptable and offensive?”
"Because the elevated skill and level of competition in men’s play are indeed simple – and
"Put aside the proof point that the U.S. women lost to a 15-and-under boys developmental squad in 2017. After all, when the same happened in Australia, the predictable excuse was that top players were out and the women treated it as a practice.
"But who won isn’t the point – it’s the rationale for the matches: “The Matildas often practice against high school-aged boys because they cannot find enough high-quality female competition to sharpen them for international competition.”
"Got that? Top women pros scrimmage against still-growing adolescent males to stretch toward the mere lads’ power, speed and athleticism – and because there are just too few of them." . . .
From July 2019: Women’s Soccer: Ugly Americans Keep Outdoing Themselves
Classless is the best word to describe Megan Rapinoe and her arrogant teammates on the U.S. Women’s Soccer team.
. . . Cue the sponsors’ outrage. Volkswagen, Budweiser and Procter & Gamble protested. Visa demanded a meeting. Deloitte declared itself “deeply offended.” And from Coke: “unacceptable and offensive.”
'Seriously? Since when is pointing out simple facts in a legal brief “unacceptable and offensive?”
"Because the elevated skill and level of competition in men’s play are indeed simple – and indisputable – facts.
"Put aside the proof point that the U.S. women lost to a 15-and-under boys developmental squad in 2017. After all, when the same happened in Australia, the predictable excuse was that top players were out and the women treated it as a practice.
"But who won isn’t the point – it’s the rationale for the matches: “The Matildas often practice against high school-aged boys because they cannot find enough high-quality female competition to sharpen them for international competition.”
"Got that? Top women pros scrimmage against still-growing adolescent males to stretch toward the mere lads’ power, speed and athleticism – and because there are just too few of them." . . .
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