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Title: Crushing the myth of women soccer equality
Post by: Silver Bullet on June 29, 2019, 01:39:05 PM: Two years ago the women's national soccer team played a practice game against "Under 15" soccer academy in Dallas. The 14-year-old boys beat them 5-2.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4389760/USA-women-s-team-suffer-5-2-loss-FC-Dallas-U-15-boys.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4389760/USA-women-s-team-suffer-5-2-loss-FC-Dallas-U-15-boys.html)

I like this quote from the reader comments:

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most people don't know that the women's team plays boys teams across the US to warm up for the women's competition. And they lose to boys....all the time.

I heard a guy at work claim the women's team could stand up to the men's team. =D I'm thinking not.
Title: Re: Crushing the myth of women soccer equality
Post by: just Warren on June 29, 2019, 03:30:20 PM: Don't remember where I saw it but Serena Williams would be ranked in the 170s if men and women competed against each other in tennis.

Still, though, being one of the top 200 tennis players in the world is a phenomenal achievement.
Title: Re: Crushing the myth of women soccer equality
Post by: Ben on June 29, 2019, 03:32:34 PM: Isn't there a man playing on the US Women's team right now? >:D
Title: Re: Crushing the myth of women soccer equality
Post by: 230RN on July 01, 2019, 01:48:54 AM: Is she the five-foot-fourteen and 100kg one?
Title: Re: Crushing the myth of women soccer equality
Post by: Fly320s on July 02, 2019, 06:01:17 AM: Quote from: Ben on June 29, 2019, 03:32:34 PM
Isn't there a man playing on the US Women's team right now? >:D

I went to their website to see if I can tell which one it is, but....

https://www.ussoccer.com/teams/uswnt

...well, see if you can figure it out.
Title: Re: Crushing the myth of women soccer equality
Post by: dogmush on July 02, 2019, 07:23:10 AM: I couldn't.

I spent about 20 min poking about the web and found out that 5 of them (and their coach) are lesbians, and there is a pay discrimination lawsuit going on, but no mention of one of the US Women's Soccer players being trans, or male.

You guys got more gossip?
Title: Re: Crushing the myth of women soccer equality
Post by: Ben on July 02, 2019, 09:16:31 AM: Quote from: dogmush on July 02, 2019, 07:23:10 AM
You guys got more gossip?

I was referring to the captain or co-captain or whatever that's spending her time making political statements instead of kicking the ball around.
Title: Re: Crushing the myth of women soccer equality
Post by: dogmush on July 02, 2019, 09:39:42 AM: Pretty sure she's a chick.
Title: Re: Crushing the myth of women soccer equality
Post by: WLJ on July 02, 2019, 09:42:29 AM: Blast from the past
I remember when we used to claim the Eastern Block were passing off men as women in women's Olympic sports and criticized them for it. My how times have changed.

(https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/183255456955_/National-Lampoon-Vintage-Magazine.jpg)
Title: Re: Crushing the myth of women soccer equality
Post by: Ben on July 02, 2019, 10:47:17 AM: Quote from: dogmush on July 02, 2019, 09:39:42 AM
Pretty sure she's a chick.

I guess I should have put a snarky emoji in my post. :laugh:
Title: Re: Crushing the myth of women soccer equality
Post by: Hawkmoon on July 02, 2019, 12:33:38 PM: Quote from: Ben on July 02, 2019, 09:16:31 AM
I was referring to the captain or co-captain or whatever that's spending her time making political statements instead of kicking the ball around.

Megan Lapinoe? She's a she -- a lesbian she.
Title: Re: Crushing the myth of women soccer equality
Post by: Ben on July 02, 2019, 02:23:22 PM: Quote from: Hawkmoon on July 02, 2019, 12:33:38 PM
Megan Lapinoe? She's a she -- a lesbian she.

Yes, I know she's a she. She just comes off as the "man" in her relationship.
Title: Re: Crushing the myth of women soccer equality
Post by: BobR on July 02, 2019, 02:33:05 PM: Quote from: Ben on July 02, 2019, 02:23:22 PM
Yes, I know she's a she. She just comes off as the "man" in ~~her relationship~~ dealings with life.

FTFY

bob