Forest Bueller_bf said:

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They had won 44 in a row, they have to be pretty good.

I don't keep up with any soccer mens or womens, but I would have loved to have been 44-0 in any sport.

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Technically, 44 unbeaten (wins and ties).

In women's soccer, there are about 8 decent teams (Sweden, Canada, Germany, France, England, Netherlands, Australia, Japan) - then a BIG dropoff. Most of their 44 wins were not even competitive.

Teams like Jamaica, Argentina, S. Korea, Chile just aren't even in the same tier.

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Forest Bueller_bf said:

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They had won 44 in a row, they have to be pretty good.

I don't keep up with any soccer mens or womens, but I would have loved to have been 44-0 in any sport.

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Technically, 44 unbeaten (wins and ties).

In women's soccer, there are about 8 decent teams (Sweden, Canada, Germany, France, England, Netherlands, Australia, Japan) - then a BIG dropoff. Most of their 44 wins were not even competitive.

Teams like Jamaica, Argentina, S. Korea, Chile just aren't even in the same tier.

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Thanks for that info Jack. One of the kids in my sons class plays "select" soccer and her parents go on about her on Facebook like she is this superior athlete, I saw one of the games, when my son wanted to go see her with friends, I thought what the heck. They weren't even athletic for the most part. Each team had one or two what I would even consider an athletic girl. But, this was "elite". I didn't see anything elite about it.

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Jack Bauer said:

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Forest Bueller_bf said:

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They had won 44 in a row, they have to be pretty good.

I don't keep up with any soccer mens or womens, but I would have loved to have been 44-0 in any sport.

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Technically, 44 unbeaten (wins and ties).

In women's soccer, there are about 8 decent teams (Sweden, Canada, Germany, France, England, Netherlands, Australia, Japan) - then a BIG dropoff. Most of their 44 wins were not even competitive.

Teams like Jamaica, Argentina, S. Korea, Chile just aren't even in the same tier.

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Thanks for that info Jack. One of the kids in my sons class plays "select" soccer and her parents go on about her on Facebook like she is this superior athlete, I saw one of the games, when my son wanted to go see her with friends, I thought what the heck. They weren't even athletic for the most part. Each team had one or two what I would even consider an athletic girl. But, this was "elite". I didn't see anything elite about it.

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I have a daughter who plays select soccer. I enjoy watching girls soccer and yes, even the USWNT.

But I in no way think that woman play at the same level as men do or should get "equal pay".

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Forest Bueller_bf said:

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They had won 44 in a row, they have to be pretty good.

I don't keep up with any soccer mens or womens, but I would have loved to have been 44-0 in any sport.

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Technically, 44 unbeaten (wins and ties).

In women's soccer, there are about 8 decent teams (Sweden, Canada, Germany, France, England, Netherlands, Australia, Japan) - then a BIG dropoff. Most of their 44 wins were not even competitive.

Teams like Jamaica, Argentina, S. Korea, Chile just aren't even in the same tier.

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The WBB board would say the USWNT is underachieving.

Jack Bauer said:

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Forest Bueller_bf said:

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They had won 44 in a row, they have to be pretty good.

I don't keep up with any soccer mens or womens, but I would have loved to have been 44-0 in any sport.

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Technically, 44 unbeaten (wins and ties).

In women's soccer, there are about 8 decent teams (Sweden, Canada, Germany, France, England, Netherlands, Australia, Japan) - then a BIG dropoff. Most of their 44 wins were not even competitive.

Teams like Jamaica, Argentina, S. Korea, Chile just aren't even in the same tier.

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And we still have Australia to face in group play.

I don't follow this team at all but have to wonder if they selected older players citing "experience" over younger players and the older players have lost a step. The WBB forum had a thread about this issue with the US women's basketball team where some younger quality players were left off the team in favor of older players who are past their peak.

I'm afraid to think what it'll take to root out the cancer of mentally ill hatred we have in our country of what's made it the best country ever

I'm saddened the USOC has bowed to the commies and allowed us to be losers in the Olympics. I'm deeply saddened

Gayness and BLM and etc BS shouldn't be our priority

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Never in my 58 years of life I thought I would find myself cheering for team USA to lose. I am there. These little sniveling thirtysomethings embarrass all of us. They got their spot due to their Wokeness. Not their talent level. They deserve to get their asses kicked! They do not
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Which of the Woke would you replace?

And with whom?

Did they kneel during the anthem or just right before kickoff?

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Did they kneel during the anthem or just right before kickoff?

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It's hard to keep up. In the past, most players knelt during the national anthem.

For the game vs Sweden, they actually knelt before kickoff.

Jack Bauer said:

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sombear said:

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Did they kneel during the anthem or just right before kickoff?

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It's hard to keep up. In the past, most players knelt during the national anthem.

For the game vs Sweden, they actually knelt before kickoff.

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Picture at start of thread shows they knelt during National anthem

RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

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Never in my 58 years of life I thought I would find myself cheering for team USA to lose. I am there. These little sniveling thirtysomethings embarrass all of us. They got their spot due to their Wokeness. Not their talent level. They deserve to get their asses kicked! They do not
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I did during the last World Cup when the team that lost to a group of 15 year old boys but demanded equal pay to the Men's team.

15 year old's make minimum wage.

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Jack Bauer said:

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sombear said:

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Did they kneel during the anthem or just right before kickoff?

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It's hard to keep up. In the past, most players knelt during the national anthem.

For the game vs Sweden, they actually knelt before kickoff.

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Picture at start of thread shows they knelt during National anthem

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History:
2016- Pink Hair took a knee from the sideline vs. Thailand in a nod to Colin Kapernick
USWNT bans players from taking a knee so Pink Hair stood during games with a ****-face

2019 - World Cup. No player took a knee during national anthem

AFTER George Floyd, USWNT removes ban and EVERYONE and their mother takes a knee in 2020
(USWNT and NWSL).

Feb 2021 - USWNT said they won't take a knee anymore during anthem anymore.

Olympics - USWNT and other Olympic teams take a knee at kickoff

Florda_mike said:

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Jack Bauer said:

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sombear said:

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Did they kneel during the anthem or just right before kickoff?

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It's hard to keep up. In the past, most players knelt during the national anthem.

For the game vs Sweden, they actually knelt before kickoff.

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Picture at start of thread shows they knelt during National anthem

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That's from a different game. They are wearing blue unis, and wore white for this game.

Jack Bauer said:

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Florda_mike said:

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Jack Bauer said:

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sombear said:

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Did they kneel during the anthem or just right before kickoff?

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It's hard to keep up. In the past, most players knelt during the national anthem.

For the game vs Sweden, they actually knelt before kickoff.

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Picture at start of thread shows they knelt during National anthem

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History:
2016- Pink Hair took a knee from the sideline vs. Thailand in a nod to Colin Kapernick
USWNT bans players from taking a knee so Pink Hair stood during games with a ****-face

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Pink Hair always has **** face. How could you even tell the difference. Hey, her act has made her a lot of money.

Forest Bueller_bf said:

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Jack Bauer said:

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Florda_mike said:

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Jack Bauer said:

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sombear said:

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Did they kneel during the anthem or just right before kickoff?

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It's hard to keep up. In the past, most players knelt during the national anthem.

For the game vs Sweden, they actually knelt before kickoff.

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Picture at start of thread shows they knelt during National anthem

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History:
2016- Pink Hair took a knee from the sideline vs. Thailand in a nod to Colin Kapernick
USWNT bans players from taking a knee so Pink Hair stood during games with a ****-face

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Pink Hair always has **** face. How could you even tell the difference. Hey, her act has made her a lot of money.

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My theory is pink hair is always mad because she has never had a man?

Glad Sweden won big .

Florda_mike said:

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Forest Bueller_bf said:

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Jack Bauer said:

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Florda_mike said:

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Jack Bauer said:

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sombear said:

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Did they kneel during the anthem or just right before kickoff?

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It's hard to keep up. In the past, most players knelt during the national anthem.

For the game vs Sweden, they actually knelt before kickoff.

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Picture at start of thread shows they knelt during National anthem

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History:
2016- Pink Hair took a knee from the sideline vs. Thailand in a nod to Colin Kapernick
USWNT bans players from taking a knee so Pink Hair stood during games with a ****-face

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Pink Hair always has **** face. How could you even tell the difference. Hey, her act has made her a lot of money.

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My theory is pink hair is always mad because she has never had a man?

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I think she might identify as one though

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TOKYO The U.S. women's national team and other soccer teams knelt before kickoff of their Olympic openers on Wednesday, the first demonstrations under slightly relaxed restrictions on protest at the Games.

The demonstrations were pre-planned, as they have been before various international soccer matches for over a year now as collective statements against racism and other forms of discrimination. English Premier League players first popularized the gesture last summer in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder and the subsequent racial justice reckoning that spread from the U.S. around the world.

At the USA-Sweden game in an empty Tokyo Stadium, at the sound of the referee's whistle, all 11 starters from both teams, plus the ref, dropped to one knee. They stayed there for about 10 seconds with pregame music still playing in the background. They then rose, and a short in-stadium countdown to kickoff commenced.

All 18 USWNT players stood for the anthem on Wednesday. It's unclear if a protest during the anthem would be acceptable under the new IOC rules.

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Florda_mike said:

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I'm afraid to think what it'll take to root out the cancer of mentally ill hatred we have in our country of what's made it the best country ever

I'm saddened the USOC has bowed to the commies and allowed us to be losers in the Olympics. I'm deeply saddened

Gayness and BLM and etc BS shouldn't be our priority

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you would start with people like you Mike, your brand of mentally ill hatred is the most malignant

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Florda_mike said:

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I'm afraid to think what it'll take to root out the cancer of mentally ill hatred we have in our country of what's made it the best country ever

I'm saddened the USOC has bowed to the commies and allowed us to be losers in the Olympics. I'm deeply saddened

Gayness and BLM and etc BS shouldn't be our priority

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you would start with people like you Mike, your brand of mentally ill hatred is the most malignant

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Wrong, I'd start with YOU!

Mine is just a reaction to the mentally ill USA hating commie vermin like YOU!

I'm actually most annoyed to see that official takin a knee. I'm used to idiot athletes who think they speak for entire countries, but officials are - or used to be - careful to take no position on a political or controversial dispute.

Anyone who shows up at the Olympics and takes a knee should - by their own rules - be banned from the Olympics:

Rule 50, part 2: "No kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any

Olympic sites, venues or other areas."

https://library.olympics.com/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/355508/olympic-charter-in-force-as-from-17-july-2020-international-olympic-committee?_lg=en-GB#:~:text=Edited%20by%20International%20Olympic%20Committee%20-%202020%20The,conditions%20for%20the%20celebration%20of%20the%20Olympic%20Games.

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Jack Bauer said:

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Both teams take a knee just before kickoff:#USAvSWE #USWNT #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/HZVWDGafRJ

— Jonathan Tannenwald (@thegoalkeeper) July 21, 2021

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So they should both have lost ...

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11 blonde white women representing a country that is 95% white, taking a knee for BLM.

The ultimate virtual signaling.

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Why is publically saying black lives matter virtue signaling? Is the Constitution virtue signaling? Is everything said at church virtue signaling?

That term is going to lose its meaning if you just throw it out randomly. Sort of like the left and racist. I doubt that term every time I read it, unless it's an article about the KKK.

Florda_mike said:

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cms186 said:

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Florda_mike said:

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I'm afraid to think what it'll take to root out the cancer of mentally ill hatred we have in our country of what's made it the best country ever

I'm saddened the USOC has bowed to the commies and allowed us to be losers in the Olympics. I'm deeply saddened

Gayness and BLM and etc BS shouldn't be our priority

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you would start with people like you Mike, your brand of mentally ill hatred is the most malignant

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Wrong, I'd start with YOU!

Mine is just a reaction to the mentally ill USA hating commie vermin like YOU!

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Sick Burn!!! (notwithstanding the fact i "hate" your country so much, ive visited it twice on holiday )

the thing is Mike, i dont hate the USA, neither do the USA womens soccer team or the Democrats or anyone else you accuse of hating it (apart from ISIS, those guys definitely do hate you), criticising a country does not mean you hate it, if it did, that would make you a massive USA hating vermin too. Nothing is perfect, everything would benefit from having its flaws corrected.

They might hate your picture perfect version of the USA where everyone is heterosexual, the Blacks know their place and dont complain about any injustices thrown their way and Girls raped by their cousins are forced to have Babies they dont want that will ruin their lives because abortion is illegal, thats not hating the USA.

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Jack Bauer said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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Jack Bauer said:

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Both teams take a knee just before kickoff:#USAvSWE #USWNT #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/HZVWDGafRJ

— Jonathan Tannenwald (@thegoalkeeper) July 21, 2021

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So they should both have lost ...

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11 blonde white women representing a country that is 95% white, taking a knee for BLM.

The ultimate virtual signaling.

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Why is publically saying black lives matter virtue signaling? Is the Constitution virtue signaling? Is everything said at church virtue signaling?

That term is going to lose its meaning if you just throw it out randomly. Sort of like the left and racist. I doubt that term every time I read it, unless it's an article about the KKK.

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I'm mean there are racists, no doubt, but it has lost much of it's meaning.

The phrase "white supremacy" is the one that has lost all meaning.

I mean shoot, real math is now called "white supremacy" in some goofy circles.

Personally, I support any athlete's right to support a cause, movement, politician etc. provided it is on their own time.

Do you go into work and take a knee before the morning conference meeting?
Do pilots, doctors, restaurant owners make a political speech when they engage with customers? Why do athletes get a pass?

Pink Hair can go on MSNBC or Jimmy Kimmel or ESPN all she wants to whine about her life. All I wanted was for me and my soccer daughter to turn on the game and cheer on the USA.

Amen brothers

Y'all keep preaching!