When it comes to sports, Americans are just as passionate, if not more so, than any other people on earth. We are passionate about our teams and our rivalries. We love and defend them even when they are not playing so well, (see loyal St. Louis Cardinal fans like myself and their current state of play). But where we all draw the line, is when our team decides to wade into the political arena, and think they are going to make a statement that represents the rest of us as well. The U.S. Women’s Soccer team has a history of individual team members doing this and getting blowback for it. But apparently, some lessons are hard to learn, and the team is at it again.
Spoiled, ungrateful and woke. U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Silence During National Anthem. pic.twitter.com/3J6Pj6w9fM
— Terri Green (@TerriGreenUSA) July 23, 2023
The Women’s World Cup Soccer tournament got underway on Saturday in Aukland, New Zealand. The team won handily over Vietnam by a score of 3-0. But it was what didn’t take place before the game that is really beginning to irk fans about this team, and some even are actively rooting against them. The Vietnamese team all put hand over heart and sang their national anthem, “Tien Quan Ca,” or “Song of a Marching Army.” The reaction by the American women at the playing of the…
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