USWNT

[tjsoccer]

Salary and earning potential is based on the market for your services. Men soccer players have a market for their services and women really don't. US Soccer pays women soccer player more than any one else.

That said, I don't blame them for trying to get a bigger piece of the pie. Go on strike if you think it will work. Skipping the world cup will get people's attention. When there really isn't a better market for your services, then you just need to do what you can to get more money. The NBA, NFL, and MLB players do not have a better market, so they need to go on strike to get a larger share of the revenue.

But when they leverage the legitimate issue of unequal pay for women, it cheapen's the real fight. In the workplace, gender is not an indicator of the effectiveness of an employee. Men are not better executives or professionals. But men get paid more. In the sports world, its not the same thing at all....two completely different products. For the USMNT team, they are paid more because a market exists and they don't need the USSF to make a living.

Its great if they want to bring attention to the issue of pay inequality for women, but I don't think they should pretend that its what they are dealing with.

 

[Dos Equis]

USOC designating USSF to deal with international sports competitions is hardly different than the US Postal Service contracting with FedEx or UPS.

I find this analogy highly misleading. As you point out, the USSF is a single purpose entity with an anti-trust exemption so it can be the sole team able to wear the US Flag and represent this country in international competitions. Now if US soccer simply turned to the LA Galaxy and said, "Hey, go represent us this time in the World Cup", your analogy might be relevant. That would mean other private groups would, in theory, be given the same opportunity, or at least there would be competition to earn that designation.

Are Civil Rights really here to stay, as you claim? I think each player on this team should have the same rights -- to speak their mind anyway they see fit (even if that means choosing to kneel during our anthem, which I find distasteful). They are not exempt from suffering repercussions personally and professional, but should not from an entity supported by our government through an exclusivity agreement making them our nations representatives. And those rights also include no compelled speech, meaning if they do not want to wear something that is clearly advocating a viewpoint (a pink ribbon, a black armband, or even a rainbow number), that is their right. And I have every right to disagree or agree with any one of them, and to do so publicly. It seems to me a lot of people on this board who claim to support Civil Rights only do so when they agree with the viewpoint of those taking advantage of those rights.

 

[Sheriff Joe]

Maddow to Rapinoe: Will You Run For President?

Posted at 3:15 pm on July 10, 2019 by Kira Davis




Did you ever in your life think you’d hear the name of one female soccer player as much as you have in the last two weeks?





Megan Rapinoe is everywhere – hero, traitor, icon, athlete…whatever your opinion of her there are few places one can escape her presence these days.

After winning the World Cup, Rapinoe has been making the media round, answering all the same questions about Trump and hate and Trump and politics and Trump and more Trump and also Trump. On Tuesday she appeared with fellow lesbian icon Rachel Maddow and Maddow had a very pointed question for the soccer superstar…

Would she consider running for president?

Maddow: Public Policy Polling literally did a poll today…

Rapinoe: *laughing* Oh no!

Maddow: …which is you versus Trump in a presidential contest and you beat him by a point.

Oh well, we all know how the public polling worked out for Maddow’s predictions last time!

Rapinoe laughed, saying her girlfriend had already warned her to slow her roll on this one. While she didn’t seem to rule out anything, she did go on to talk about the need to move beyond just words and take action.

 

[Sheriff Joe]

WARNING!
Strong language and patriotism ahead,
snowflakes beware.
WATCH: Hockey Coach Tells Players to Respect the Anthem or ‘Get the F*ck Out’

AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli
DYLAN GWINN10 Jul 2019659
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A hockey coach in Connecticut gave his players a locker room talk in which he told them that they would stand for the American and Canadian anthems, or they could “get the f*ck out.”

The video, posted to Facebook last month, shows minor league hockey coach Dan Krupinsky of the Hat Tricks making it clear to his players that “respect” for the anthems is expected.

“We’re not women’s soccer. We’re not the NFL,” Krupinsky said. “If there’s anybody here who is going to be disrespectful to either the American or the Canadian national anthem, grab your gear and get the f—- out now because you’ll never see the ice in this arena.”

“We don’t have that problem in hockey. We’re better than that, but there was no sense in wasting anybody’s time if that shit was going to happen.”

Watch:


When he’s not coaching hockey, Krupinsky is a police officer in Danbury, Connecticut.

Krupinsky told Todd Starnes of Fox News Radio, that he’s surprised by how much attention the video received.

“I thought it would get shared around town — maybe — but I never expected 6.5 million people,” he said.

“Coaches have a responsibility to keep their team squared away. We are fortunate to be in a place where we are a patriotic team and city.”

The issue of protesting the anthem during sporting events began in 2016 when former 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick first sat, then knelt during the playing of the national anthem. Though the NFL protests have almost totally vanished, the issue gained primacy again this summer U.S. Women’s National Team co-captain Megan Rapinoe protested the anthem during the World Cup.

In addition, Rapinoe has refused a potential White House visit and also declined to place her hand over her heart during the anthem at Team USA’s victory parade in New York on Wednesday.

 

[Sheriff Joe]

JULY 11, 2019
Like Kaepernick, Megan Rapinoe brings dishonor to her sport and to America
By Patricia McCarthy
Megan Rapinoe is so enamored of her own athletic prowess, she has somehow internalized the notion that we care what she thinks about the President, the anthem, the flag and the country. As Silvio Canto wrote here on Wednesday, she seems to think her superior skill at soccer gives her the right to insult all the Americans with political views that differ from hers.

Rapinoe demonstrated an embarrassing lack of class that contaminates her entire team. She is a woman who never learned that a bit of grace is an infectious thing in a good way. This, of course, makes her a hero to the hate-America left that populates CNN and MSNBC 24/7. Her disdain for the country to them means she is presidential material! Just ask Rachel Maddow.

The Left is now officially insane. This arrogant, disagreeable woman, Rapinoe, because she plays soccer well, thinks she has the right to trash everything and everyone she loathes. As Rush suggested, she is likely angling for a hefty contract with Nike or some other sports mega-company that will throw millions of dollars at her to spew her venom. It worked for failed NFL jerk Colin Kaepernick and Rapinoe checks off an additional box on the identity politics scale as a gay woman.

New York gave the women's soccer team a ticker tape parade and a platform.

Rapinoe addresses the victory parade crowd

(Fox Soccer screen grab via YouTube)

This victory is not equal to VE Day or akin to our astronauts' achievements in space. Not even close. MSNBC says Rapinoe is "filling the leadership void," that her place in the global spotlight " provides her an opportunity for a positive message." For heaven's sake; one would think she just managed to bring about world peace. Watching her team and its fans in Lyon chant "F*** Trump" on camera was obnoxious, a betrayal. These were Americans on foreign soil.

 

[jojosoccer]

The final was over 5 days ago and I kind of already forgot about them.
I’m not thrilled with the team’s arrogant behavior and I quickly moved on. Congrats on winning 7 games with a stacked team. VAR calls to help US get lucky breaks to ensure the W....They really aren’t that big of a deal to me like I thought they would be.
More of a disappointment......along with the men’s team.....not looking forward to WC in Qatar either.....never going to a women's League game, ever...I don’t even know the name of the women’s league....I’m definitely over it.

 

[jojosoccer]

Oh, and the Victory tour fundraiser coming up....
Who is going to bring their young impressionable daughters to watch US crush their opponents for $75 a seat, to raise money for their cause?
I wish the currucmstsnces were different and we were just celebrating the beautiful game.

 

[espola]

The final was over 5 days ago and I kind of already forgot about them.
I’m not thrilled with the team’s arrogant behavior and I quickly moved on. Congrats on winning 7 games with a stacked team. VAR calls to help US get lucky breaks to ensure the W....They really aren’t that big of a deal to me like I thought they would be.
More of a disappointment......along with the men’s team.....not looking forward to WC in Qatar either.....never going to a women's League game, ever...I don’t even know the name of the women’s league....I’m definitely over it.

Do you need a tissue?

 

[jojosoccer]

Yes

 

[Justafan]

The final was over 5 days ago and I kind of already forgot about them.
I’m not thrilled with the team’s arrogant behavior and I quickly moved on. Congrats on winning 7 games with a stacked team. VAR calls to help US get lucky breaks to ensure the W....They really aren’t that big of a deal to me like I thought they would be.
More of a disappointment......along with the men’s team.....not looking forward to WC in Qatar either.....never going to a women's League game, ever...I don’t even know the name of the women’s league....I’m definitely over it.

Rapinoe 1 - 0 over Jojo.

 

[Justafan]

Oh, and the Victory tour fundraiser coming up....
Who is going to bring their young impressionable daughters to watch US crush their opponents for $75 a seat, to raise money for their cause?
I wish the currucmstsnces were different and we were just celebrating the beautiful game.

Lots of people.

 

[Kicker4Life]

Lots of people.

Minus JoJo and Joe.

Wonder how much Joe would have been shitting his pants mad during the 60’s and 70’s when Black Athletes were fighting for equality?

 

[Multi Sport]

Oh, and the Victory tour fundraiser coming up....
Who is going to bring their young impressionable daughters to watch US crush their opponents for $75 a seat, to raise money for their cause?
I wish the currucmstsnces were different and we were just celebrating the beautiful game.

So what happens if they lose a game during their victory tour? Do they change the name of the tour?

 

[espola]

So what happens if they lose a game during their victory tour? Do they change the name of the tour?

They already have their victory. Did you miss it?

 

[jojosoccer]

Rapinoe 13 -0 Jojo
She’s kickin my butt!
Haha, I was at that 13-0 WC game and I enjoyed every minute of it.
It’s all the negative attention after they won that has become the let down.

 

[espola]

Rapinoe 13 -0 Jojo
She’s kickin my butt!
Haha, I was at that 13-0 WC game and I enjoyed every minute of it.
It’s all the negative attention after they won that has become the let down.

Please explain what you mean by "negative attention".

 

[Blank95661]

JULY 11, 2019
Like Kaepernick, Megan Rapinoe brings dishonor to her sport and to America
By Patricia McCarthy
Megan Rapinoe is so enamored of her own athletic prowess, she has somehow internalized the notion that we care what she thinks about the President, the anthem, the flag and the country. As Silvio Canto wrote here on Wednesday, she seems to think her superior skill at soccer gives her the right to insult all the Americans with political views that differ from hers.

Rapinoe demonstrated an embarrassing lack of class that contaminates her entire team. She is a woman who never learned that a bit of grace is an infectious thing in a good way. This, of course, makes her a hero to the hate-America left that populates CNN and MSNBC 24/7. Her disdain for the country to them means she is presidential material! Just ask Rachel Maddow.

The Left is now officially insane. This arrogant, disagreeable woman, Rapinoe, because she plays soccer well, thinks she has the right to trash everything and everyone she loathes. As Rush suggested, she is likely angling for a hefty contract with Nike or some other sports mega-company that will throw millions of dollars at her to spew her venom. It worked for failed NFL jerk Colin Kaepernick and Rapinoe checks off an additional box on the identity politics scale as a gay woman.

New York gave the women's soccer team a ticker tape parade and a platform.

Rapinoe addresses the victory parade crowd

(Fox Soccer screen grab via YouTube)

This victory is not equal to VE Day or akin to our astronauts' achievements in space. Not even close. MSNBC says Rapinoe is "filling the leadership void," that her place in the global spotlight " provides her an opportunity for a positive message." For heaven's sake; one would think she just managed to bring about world peace. Watching her team and its fans in Lyon chant "F*** Trump" on camera was obnoxious, a betrayal. These were Americans on foreign soil.

@Sheriff Joe- This is the guy you support though, how is he patriotic...
Just before Veteran's Day, Trump skipped out on a ceremony commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. He was scheduled to lay a wreath at the Aisne-Marne American cemetery, where more than 1,800 Americans, who fought alongside the French to repel Germans, were buried. But he cancelled, citing "scheduling and logistical difficulties caused by the weather," otherwise known as light rain. The sprinkling of water didn't keep any of the other world leaders from attending scheduled events, nor WH chief of staff John Kelly and Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from going to the cemetery in his stead. Back in DC on Monday, he blew off Veteran's Day altogether, canceling another pre-scheduled visit, this time to Arlington Cemetery, a mere 12-minute drive from the White House.

Winston Churchill's grandson called Trump "pathetic" in near disbelief that he "couldn't even defy the weather to pay his respects to The Fallen." Ben Rhodes, a foreign policy advisor to President Barack Obama, dismissed the lame bad-weather excuse out of hand, tweeting that "there is always a rain option. Always." The MAGA crowd of course said nothing; they certainly won't miss the next rally. Just as they have when Trump, who dodged the Vietnam war by claiming "bone spurs," attacked three Gold Star families; called the late Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) "no war hero;" and lied about donating $1 million to veterans' nonprofits until media pressure forced him to make good on his pledge. Whether you ascribe to military heroism or not, it's unequivocally true that no one disrespects the troops more than Trump. He famously once said that he could "stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot someone" and "not lose any voters"—the same would hold true if the someone he shot was a decorated vet.

 

[espola]

@Sheriff Joe- This is the guy you support though, how is he patriotic...
Just before Veteran's Day, Trump skipped out on a ceremony commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. He was scheduled to lay a wreath at the Aisne-Marne American cemetery, where more than 1,800 Americans, who fought alongside the French to repel Germans, were buried. But he cancelled, citing "scheduling and logistical difficulties caused by the weather," otherwise known as light rain. The sprinkling of water didn't keep any of the other world leaders from attending scheduled events, nor WH chief of staff John Kelly and Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from going to the cemetery in his stead. Back in DC on Monday, he blew off Veteran's Day altogether, canceling another pre-scheduled visit, this time to Arlington Cemetery, a mere 12-minute drive from the White House.

Winston Churchill's grandson called Trump "pathetic" in near disbelief that he "couldn't even defy the weather to pay his respects to The Fallen." Ben Rhodes, a foreign policy advisor to President Barack Obama, dismissed the lame bad-weather excuse out of hand, tweeting that "there is always a rain option. Always." The MAGA crowd of course said nothing; they certainly won't miss the next rally. Just as they have when Trump, who dodged the Vietnam war by claiming "bone spurs," attacked three Gold Star families; called the late Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) "no war hero;" and lied about donating $1 million to veterans' nonprofits until media pressure forced him to make good on his pledge. Whether you ascribe to military heroism or not, it's unequivocally true that no one disrespects the troops more than Trump. He famously once said that he could "stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot someone" and "not lose any voters"—the same would hold true if the someone he shot was a decorated vet.

Have you seen what "light rain" does to his hairdo?

 

[Just A Dad]

The problem I have is all the focus is about equal pay and Rapinoe. We are no longer talking about the games and how great some of the other players played. Does it really help womens soccer that we are no longer talking about the games and are younger players who should have become stars after the way they performed in the world cup. And yes i am for US soccer paying the women more money

 

[espola]

The problem I have is all the focus is about equal pay and Rapinoe. We are no longer talking about the games and how great some of the other players played. Does it really help womens soccer that we are no longer talking about the games and are younger players who should have become stars after the way they performed in the world cup. And yes i am for US soccer paying the women more money

It appears that you are in favor of the women getting "more money", but not "equal pay". Did I misunderstand?

 

[LASTMAN14]

The problem I have is all the focus is about equal pay and Rapinoe. We are no longer talking about the games and how great some of the other players played. Does it really help womens soccer that we are no longer talking about the games and are younger players who should have become stars after the way they performed in the world cup. And yes i am for US soccer paying the women more money

We should be talking about Lavelle and how she could be the future.