People might have cared about this if the team wasn’t known for kneeling during the national anthem. They have no good will left with the public.
Don Surber writes at Substack:
How dare Americans not cheer for a team that hates the countryIn girls’ soccer news, the detestable USWNT lost to Sweden on a missed penalty kick by the detestable Megan Rapinoe. Down goes the Alphabet Team! Down goes the Alphabet Team!Real Americans cheer the news that these detestable people will no longer represent our great nation on the world stage. They are crass, ignorant and disrespectful. When one of their players scored a goal against Britain’s team in England a few years ago, she faked drinking a cup of tea.The team rallied the world against them because they are mean, petty and obnoxious. In other words, liberals.Matt McDonald wrote, “The U.S. women were already widely disliked internationally for appearing cocky — many fans hadn’t forgotten their wild over-celebrations of the thirteen goals they put past Thailand at the start of the last World Cup. The Fox Soccer promotional adverts promoting the tournament didn’t exactly help matters — with actors hamming it up to play national stereotypes of the U.S.’s chief rivals brainstorming ideas to beat America.“‘The entire world is gonna do whatever it takes to stop the US,’ one woman says.“‘Good luck with that,’ replies Alex Morgan to camera.”Sweden beat ’em and eliminated them 5-4. Down go Fox Sports ratings! Down go Fox Sports ratings!AP said, “U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher fruitlessly argued she had saved Hurtig’s attempt, but it was ruled over the line by VAR. The stadium played Abba’s Dancing Queen in the stadium as the Swedes celebrated and the U.S. players sobbed.”The game was played in Australia, not Sweden. But we were all Swedes at that moment.
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