2023 Women's World Cup
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funkycoldmedina
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I hope you feel it's changing as dinosaur's, like we saw putting you in ignore, are becoming less the norm.
Women's sport is on the up and despite out of date thinking it's attracting a whole new set of fans to sport whilst also converting others.
Fitchspur
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Honestly it feels like it’s getting worse. Women’s sports usually isn’t the issue and there is an escape from some of the toxicity (idiots like the one who put me on ignore don’t bother me) but it’s not that which is so tiring. There are so many incidents with players being involved in domestic abuse/SA allegations etc who seemingly get away with it (understand some go to court and are found not guilty but when you know how the legal system works against the victim in these cases, it’s hard to be ok with it. Also not guilty is not the same as innocent) and carry on in a team as normal and the support they get some other players but then this incident in the women’s World Cup final happens, on film no less, and it’s almost radio silence from players.
Sorry, but of a rant but like I said, it’s tiring.
muppetman
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Would love the Spanish men’s team to come out and say they won’t play until this is sorted or similar.
Easy for me to say, but the lack of allies who actually have power is disappointing (obviously not only in sport).
SuperSpuds
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One has so far, hope the rest follow suit quickly.
Fitchspur
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Just the lack of allies in general sometimes it seems. Particularly those who don’t start it with “If it was my daughter..”. I would hope that men can see a woman being treated in these ways and not only care because they wouldn’t like it if it happened to someone they love.
muppetman
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Infantino is a classic for this sort of nonsense. “I’ve got 3 daughters” or whatever. Then pull your fucking finger out mate!!!!!!
Colonel_Klinck
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I think a decision like that is best left to the mother and siblings.
DJS
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You’d hope he quits, his performance today is the usual bravado someone who has fucked up so badly comes out with then next day they’re advised they really can’t carry on in the role.
Sends a terrible message out otherwise and has already overshadowed why should have been an incredibly happy moment for the Spanish women’s team.
There are just too many dinosaurs still in top jobs within football.
Another thing I’m not completely sure about, didn't the reports say both the men and woman’s national team managers were at his speech cheering him ?
Sends a terrible message out otherwise and has already overshadowed why should have been an incredibly happy moment for the Spanish women’s team.
There are just too many dinosaurs still in top jobs within football.
Another thing I’m not completely sure about, didn't the reports say both the men and woman’s national team managers were at his speech cheering him ?
davidclarke
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jolsnogross
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There's one hell of a documentary going to come out on all this. Winning the world cup with a divided camp is unreal enough, without all this nonsense continuing after their great achievement. This clown is also further vindicating the top Spanish players that refused to rejoin the squad to play a world cup, which is a wrenching decision to have to make.
Such a shame for the sideshow to become the main show in many ways. But the women's team have some additional power now and are in a good position to clean house at that federation. There should be a major overhaul there. Not just Rubiales, but dozens more moved out.
Such a shame for the sideshow to become the main show in many ways. But the women's team have some additional power now and are in a good position to clean house at that federation. There should be a major overhaul there. Not just Rubiales, but dozens more moved out.
Fitchspur
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Their federation needs tearing down and building back up from scratch. We all already knew a bit of it because of what came out when the 15 signed that letter a couple of years ago, but it’s just getting worse and you can only imagine how much worse it is behind the scenes. Hermosos statement she released earlier is pretty damning. And let’s not forget they released a false statement from her afterwards saying she was ok with it. It’s just disgusting all round.
jolsnogross
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There's a systemic problem, linked to how football associations are set up I think. Football associations are not public entities, although many folks think they are because their main teams are national teams. Men and women play for their countries, but the FA is not a government entity. So the guys in high positions at FAs around the world can act like assholes often and circle the wagons to protect their positions. Theres no freedom of info act covering them. And they are self regulated.
Corrupt FIFA take major advantage of this, and supersize it. All the while trying to sell itself as the UN of football, with all these non-public but "national associations" members.
Sleaze, sexism, financial corruption, and lots of nonsense fills this space. And even though being public entities wouldn't necessarily prevent that shit from happening, it would allow far more robust systems to be set up to sack and prosecute (when appropriate) the guys that get caught.
Gassin's finest
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If you knew TCO you'd know he isn't an idiot (well, his missus might say otherwise) but actually one of the best blokes you'll find on here, and supportive of football regardless of who plays it.
