Megan Rapinoe and Necessary Schadenfreude; She led the team by attitude when it wasn’t game time, embarrassing herself and the country. But when it mattered, she choked.

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Whatever off-field leadership she had to offer could still have been offered, though much of what she brings off the field is described by former teammates as bullying on political activism. 

"The United States Women’s National Soccer Team is out of the Women’s World Cup. You couldn’t have missed the story, the media was more invested in the team than some team members appeared to be – hyping their every move. But the dream is over, they lost to Sweden on penalty kicks. While the press laments their defeat, a lot of normal people, myself included, are either engaging in schadenfreude over the loss or desperately fighting the urge to. If you fall into the latter category, let it go. Sometimes schadenfreude is warranted and useful to prevent the need for much more of it in the future.

"Megan Rapinoe is a hard person to like. Personally, I find it impossible. There’s something especially annoying about people who have so much whining about what they don’t have like they’re entitled to it. That’s why I can’t stand Democrats – you want “more”? Get off your ass and earn it. 

"Rapinoe felt like she deserved more because she was the best women’s soccer player in the world and she wasn’t making as much as men were. So what? Women’s sports don’t bring in nearly as much as men do, so the pay should be less. Draw a crowd, sell some merch and the cash follows. She didn’t want to earn it, and it turns out she didn’t have to." . . .

 . . .Megan got her activism – many on the team disrespected the national anthem, something Rapinoe pioneered. Who knows what would have happened if she and her toxic attitude weren’t there?   Even if she were honest and realized her making the team was more of a PR stunt than merit based, she could have told the coach to put someone else, someone younger and better, in the final game over her. But ego is was Megan Rapinoe had more than anything else throughout her career."

Soccer Star Megan Rapinoe Offers to Be Joe Biden’s Running Mate! | Tony's Thoughts (cuny.edu)   

“I don’t want to put you on the spot — I think I could still play soccer and do this,” Rapinoe said. “But if you need a vice president, I’m just saying I’m available for an interview. We can talk logistics and the details. Put it on your list.