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American women players settle suit vs U.S. Soccer for $24M
aol ^ | 22 Feb 2022 | ANNE M. PETERSON AND RONALD BLUM

Posted on 02/23/2022 8:15:39 PM PST by MarvinStinson

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To: MarvinStinson

Women sports, and electric vehicles. Not wanted by the majority, but still foisted upon us.


41 posted on 02/23/2022 9:32:23 PM PST by dznutz
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To: EEGator

What about a Valentine card?


42 posted on 02/23/2022 9:34:50 PM PST by Varsity Flight ( "War by the prophesies set before you." I Timothy 1:18)
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To: MarvinStinson

Lol. The U.S. Soccer Federation is or will soon be under bankruptcy protection. These so-called athletes won’t get a dime.


43 posted on 02/23/2022 10:31:01 PM PST by piytar (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit!)
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The women could split from the men and have their own independent national team. Then they could manage their own money.


44 posted on 02/23/2022 10:42:41 PM PST by Stevenfo
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To: MarvinStinson

Maybe the roller derby but not soccer.


45 posted on 02/23/2022 10:45:10 PM PST by the_daug ( )
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To: MarvinStinson

So begins the financial decline and eventual folding of the USWNT.


46 posted on 02/24/2022 2:31:30 AM PST by 3RIVRS
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To: MarvinStinson

I thought this was really a case of poor contract negotiations vs discrimination.


47 posted on 02/24/2022 2:33:39 AM PST by 3RIVRS
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To: qaz123

Another solution: not have a women’s team. Shut it down and tell them they can compete for a men’s team slot.


48 posted on 02/24/2022 2:41:14 AM PST by SauronOfMordor (A Leftist can't enjoy life unless they are controlling, hurting, or destroying others)
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To: Huskrrrr

Maybe if they played in lingerie, like the women’s football team.

Hmmm...Rapinoe in a teddy...

I need some eye bleach.


49 posted on 02/24/2022 3:24:29 AM PST by Adder (Proud member of the FJBLGB community: /s is implied where applicable.)
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To: EEGator

I had a similar experience years ago. Thinking back on it I realize that while the girl had some skills that I instinctively pressed my physical advantage and her skills became irrelevant. In basketball (as well as other sports) if you can body someone out of a good defensive position and go over the top of them any time there’s pretty much nothing they can do — man or woman.

I recall several past occasions where an elite female collegiate player worked out with NBA players. Cheryl Miller (Reggie’s sister) for one. The fact that there were no stories afterward of her prowess suggests that it wasn’t pretty.

The Philadelphia Eagles had a woman from USA Soccer kicking field goals in practice during camp a couple years back. Supposedly she was nailing them from pretty far out. But watching the film she was taking an extra step to generate the power and the kicks were low. Most of those kicks would have been blocked.


50 posted on 02/24/2022 3:46:40 AM PST by Tallguy
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To: decal

Yeh, kinda bizarre; sueing because your own contract is unfair, discriminatory.
Go figure 🙄….


51 posted on 02/24/2022 4:07:57 AM PST by snoringbear (,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp, )
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To: MarvinStinson
The men's team will be paid less in order to subsidize the women's team.

The men's team will be able to attract less talent and become more unwatchable than it already is. The women don't care; they'd rather get a bigger slice of a smaller pie.

52 posted on 02/24/2022 4:34:49 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: EEGator

“Do you know what makes women happy?...nothing.”

Funny! Humor with roots in truth.


53 posted on 02/24/2022 4:48:36 AM PST by cymbeline
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...guess what? Now the WNBA has another argument to point to. This will cascade into other leagues. It’s absurd.


54 posted on 02/24/2022 4:48:39 AM PST by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: fuzzylogic

This suit was about the national teams, not the professional leagues; the WNBA is funded in part by the NBA, while the men’s soccer league has nothing to share with the women’s league.


55 posted on 02/24/2022 4:51:02 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: Tallguy

I remember Cheryl. You are absolutely correct about the positioning and jumping over someone. Girls can have pretty strong legs, but they can’t jump for shit. I play co-Ed volleyball and the discrepancy is very prevalent.
The females are often more technically sound, but we’re just more athletic and aggressive. Volleyball was a girls sport in Wilmington DE where I grew up.
Just the athleticism of weightlifting and basketball transferred well.

Even I wanted to punch Joe Rogan in the face at the suggestion Rhonda Roussey could beat a man at similar weight.(worst stand up ever)
A woman might beat a man at three point, unguarded set shots, but that’s not sport, just a repetitive skill.


56 posted on 02/24/2022 5:03:25 AM PST by EEGator
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To: SauronOfMordor

Check out SauronOfMordor with the big brain. I like it.


57 posted on 02/24/2022 6:37:25 AM PST by qaz123
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To: kearnyirish2

...not the point. The WNBA players have the same gripe - “equal pay”.


58 posted on 02/24/2022 7:22:04 AM PST by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: Spok

EXACTLY


59 posted on 02/24/2022 7:49:55 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: Adder

The women’s soccer team and WNBA do not have the kind of women who men like to watch, whether in uniform or out of uniform.


60 posted on 02/24/2022 10:53:57 AM PST by SauronOfMordor (A Leftist can't enjoy life unless they are controlling, hurting, or destroying others)
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