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Total Loss of Interest in Women's World Cup

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I quit watching women's sports when they came out with the sports bra.
 

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Yes and no... Honestly, I think for the National Team, the pay should at least be closer and there is little reason why it can't be more equitable toward the players...

HOWEVER, women's players do have to understand that US Soccer essentially entirely props up the NWSL in the United States. Women would have no professional league if not for this fact, so it is important for them to realize this before they get TOO militant about pay equity.

There is NO reason economically to pay them close. They aren’t close to generating what the USMNT is. Again, they seem to not understand this. I have no problem with them being paid what they are worth.
 

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Girls trampoline > women’s soccer
 

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Meh. I'll watch a bit of it, don't really care about all the protests.

They ran a piece on that Norwegian player, Ada Hegerberg, ...she's sitting out the World Cup for some protest-y reasons but it didn't seem like anybody was really clear on exactly what she wants changed. Equal pay was mentioned, but as several have pointed out, the endorsements for women's soccer just aren't what they are for the men's game.

Still, I'd rather watch women play soccer than men, because I'm not ghey


And the flopping. Men’s soccer tends to be a bit dramatic and yeah they don’t have boobs. Now I do like watching Deutschland when they gots the A squad. Bastards can ball



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All things being equal, would you rather watch a bunch of sweaty men, or sweaty women playing soccer?

Think of THAT...

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or

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Your call bro... ;)

i don't watch sports for beatoff material, maybe you do. that said, i don't give a shit about soccer either way.
 

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First reaction to all these tags:

"Wait. I don't remember posting in this thread. Why the fuck would I have done that?"

Second reaction - scans thread.

"I thought so."
 

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i don't watch sports for beatoff material, maybe you do. that said, i don't give a shit about soccer either way.

Lighten up, Francis
 

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There is NO reason economically to pay them close. They aren’t close to generating what the USMNT is. Again, they seem to not understand this. I have no problem with them being paid what they are worth.

Actually, according to US Soccer Fed, the USWNT generates more revenue than the men at present. I'm sure if the men had beaten fuckin Trinidad and Tobago and qualified for the World Cup that would have been different....

....but they didn't.

Sure, worldwide men's soccer dwarfs Women's soccer in revenue, but the pertinent discussion is revenue generated for the US Soccer Federation by the US teams...
 

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I am rather certain I've never actually watched women's soccer
 

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Actually, according to US Soccer Fed, the USWNT generates more revenue than the men at present. I'm sure if the men had beaten fuckin Trinidad and Tobago and qualified for the World Cup that would have been different....

....but they didn't.

I'd actually like to see those numbers. When I saw that reported a long time ago, I vaguely remember looking and it was comparing the USWNT on a WC year, or WC qualifying year, to the USMNT in the middle of a stretch where there were no competitive matches.

It would also mean ESPN/ABC pay as much or more for TV rights for women as they do men, and as sexist as it may sound, the only way that is the case, is if they have a contract with US Soccer at-large, not one for each.
 

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Now that a second payer has come out and states she has no respect for the office of the Presidency of the country that pays her and allows her to play, I went from very high interest to none at all. And I'm not a republican, I am an American.

I've just had it with spoiled brat athletes who have no respect at all for anything but themselves.

Won't even check the scores.

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Now that a second payer has come out and states she has no respect for the office of the Presidency of the country that pays her and allows her to play, I went from very high interest to none at all. And I'm not a republican, I am an American.

I've just had it with spoiled brat athletes who have no respect at all for anything but themselves.

Won't even check the scores.

USA 13, Thailand 0

Haha you just checked a score, sucker
 

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When they started crying about being paid less than the men and not understanding how economics work I lost all interest in them. I enjoy the U20’s though.

So does AG or so I’m told
 
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