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Megan Rapinoe addresses the U.S. women's soccer team's resounding Olympic loss to Sweden
The Week ^ | 7/21/2021 | Brendan Morrow

Posted on 07/21/2021 10:29:57 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

The United States women's soccer team was just trounced by Sweden at the Olympics — and forward Megan Rapinoe is acknowledging, "We got our asses kicked."

Sweden scored a stunning 3-0 victory over the United States in women's soccer at the Olympics on Wednesday, The Associated Press reports. It was an upset after the U.S. had been the favorites to win gold, the AP notes, while Sweden was ranked No. 5. The loss came after Sweden previously defeated the U.S. in the quarterfinals at the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016.

"We got our asses kicked, didn't we?" Rapinoe said after the game, per The New York Times. "I thought we were a little tight, a little nervous, just doing dumb stuff."

Rapinoe also told The Associated Press, "Did we expect this result tonight? No. It's frustrating, and it's frustrating that it's Sweden. They found a lot of space on us. I don't even know how many goals we have given up this whole year. I don't remember the last time we gave up a goal. So to give up three is not great."

This ended the U.S. women's soccer team's 44-game unbeaten streak, The Washington Post notes. It was the team's first defeat since a loss to France in January 2019, as well as the first under coach Vlatko Andonovski, The New York Times reports. Former player Julie Foudy observed that the U.S. team's performance was "about as sloppy and lethargic as I have seen from the United States in a very long time,"

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KEYWORDS: anthem; choke; fail; getwokegobroke; kneelers; meganrapino; olympics; soccer; sports; woke; womenssoccer
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To: marcusmaximus

Hey! Maybe we should put a team mural up on a wall in Minnesota!


21 posted on 07/21/2021 10:35:56 AM PDT by Obadiah
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To: fishtank

Holy crap - I think the uniforms may have contributed to the loss


22 posted on 07/21/2021 10:35:57 AM PDT by 11th_VA (Joe Manchin is the defacto President )
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To: C210N

Olympic soccer lasts so long that they nearly always get started before the opening ceremony.


23 posted on 07/21/2021 10:35:59 AM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: C210N

Prelims...................


24 posted on 07/21/2021 10:36:07 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: marcusmaximus

Should have left Trump in as POTUS. TDS would have driven them to play better. /s


25 posted on 07/21/2021 10:36:54 AM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021)
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To: marcusmaximus

Under normal circumstances, I simply wouldn’t care about the US women’s soccer team. Under these circumstances, where they consist of left-wing harridans who genuflect to BLM, I actively cheer for whatever team plays against them. The hell with them - they do not represent me.


26 posted on 07/21/2021 10:37:04 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: CodeToad

Well, they wanted to be equal to the Men’s Soccer team.............


27 posted on 07/21/2021 10:37:16 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: marcusmaximus

Its hard not to root against people like this.

Hopefully there will be no podium for these ingrates.


28 posted on 07/21/2021 10:37:39 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: C210N
Why is there even a game today, Wednesday, to lose?

The soccer schedule (round robins), required they start two days early to accommodate all the games

29 posted on 07/21/2021 10:37:44 AM PDT by 11th_VA (Joe Manchin is the defacto President )
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

They got licked by their opponents.


30 posted on 07/21/2021 10:38:12 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: marcusmaximus

For more commentary on this:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3977947/posts

:-}


31 posted on 07/21/2021 10:38:27 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

You would think if she likes subway she could tell if it was real tuna


32 posted on 07/21/2021 10:38:50 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: marcusmaximus

https://babylonbee.com/news/inspiring-us-womens-soccer-team-to-boycott-scoring-goals-until-racism-is-defeated


33 posted on 07/21/2021 10:39:34 AM PDT by Rio
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To: tennmountainman

you misspelled wombs


34 posted on 07/21/2021 10:39:56 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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35 posted on 07/21/2021 10:39:57 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: irishjuggler

They did not represent this country. They represented themselves and proved to be a bunch of losers.


36 posted on 07/21/2021 10:40:09 AM PDT by pnut22
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To: 11th_VA

“I think the uniforms may have contributed to the loss”

The uniforms were designed to define the players......confused


37 posted on 07/21/2021 10:40:30 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: dfwgator

ewwww


38 posted on 07/21/2021 10:41:38 AM PDT by pnut22
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To: al baby

Ha. Did not think of using that word.


39 posted on 07/21/2021 10:42:43 AM PDT by tennmountainman ( Liberals Are Baby Killers)
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To: marcusmaximus

40 posted on 07/21/2021 10:43:21 AM PDT by budj (Combat vet, 2nd of three generations.)
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