'U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro’s apology to the U.S. women’s team for its sexist and demeaning treatment doesn’t cut it.' writes Nancy Armour for usatodaysports.
U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro’s apology to the U.S. women’s team for its sexist and demeaning treatment doesn’t cut it. Not when U.S. Soccer was all in for the misogyny, only “realizing” it was wrong after being called out by sponsors.
The sexism was so blatant, the intent to humiliate so clear, that the U.S. Women’s National Team Players Association last month licensed T-shirts and hoodies with “Shall we fight it out?” Lloyd’s retort when U.S. Soccer’s attorney badgered her about playing a men’s team.Landon Donovan, Chris Wondolowski, Jaime Moreno top our list of the top 25 MLS players ever
Yes, it’s an attorney’s job to try and undercut the other side’s arguments. But there was a nastiness to U.S. Soccer’s strategy that was impossible to overlook.
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