2016 Summer Olympics
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eastbaysoccer
GOLD
She choked...she's no superstar.
eastbaysoccer
GOLD
women soccer just lost the chance to make some endorsement dollars. They may need to scrap the GDA now.
http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/hope-solo-says-the-uswnt-lost-to-a-bunch-of-cowards-081216
Pia style of play it was. That's how we played in the World Cup. That's not the future of women's soccer. Today we looked like we are headed in the right direction.
Pia style of play it was. That's how we played in the World Cup. That's not the future of women's soccer. Today we looked like we are headed in the right direction.
NoGoal
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IMO, not a big deal....Solo tried something similar to what football coaches do to field goal kickers. Icing the kicker, prior to the kick. It's not like she broke any rules. Flopping in the box for a PK call or trying to draw a red card is worse antics.
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The US WNT soccer and all the Olympic women and men soccer games are aired on a special NBC Olympics channel. On DirecTV it was channel 201-1
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And then to call the other team cowards because they didn't play a wide open game? Classless is right. I just hope she doesn't take it out on any more family members.
Yet synchronized diving and white water kayaking are shown on the main NBC channel.
So, was this the Manaus effect http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/06/beware-of-the-manaus-effect.html/ or was the US team just not great? To be honest, I wasn't impressed in any of the games they played in the Olympics. But I'm not a huge follower so I hadn't seen much since then. I actually thought they looked better with Rapinoe on late, and in the past I've thought she was one of the best players on the team.
NoGoal
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Just saying, it wasn't hard to find, when NBC had a devoted Olympic soccer channel.
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No one is saying Rapinoe is a terrible player. Problem is she just recovered from a ACL injury that occured 7-8 months ago. So, she couldn't be fully fit and in form.
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Why damper on Girls DA? If anything, it can be argued losing in the quarters that a DA is needed even more.
NoGoal
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Why? Pep Guardiola and his former Barcelona and Bayern players would say something similar when they dominated possession, but lost to a defensive counter attacking team.
Really? I admit I haven't followed the Spanish or German press very closely, but I don't remember Pep or Xavi or Messi or any of the Barcelona or Bayern Munich players calling anyone cowards. The fact is they're used to teams packing it in against them, far more than the USWNT experiences. And based on this result (and Pia's record against the US) I expect you will see a lot more of it. All Solo looks like is a sore loser.
Men's basketball is on the main channel now. Think NBC had any say in what time the basketball games where played?
NoGoal
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I posted they would complain about something similar. Try googling! It's not hard to find quotes from his former players saying they dominated possession and playing soccer the right way, but losing to a defensive counter attacking team.
NoGoal
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Of course, basketball draws more viewers than soccer in general. I'm sure if the WNT made the finals they would have also played the finals on the main channel. It's all about maximizing viewership.
If they were paid equally, the outcomes would be equal, and nobody would lose or ever be unhappy.
When Im president, Ill make sure nobody ever loses.
That, or everyone loses equally.