sure, as a sports fan you bond with other fans over loving the same team. but i think we can all agree the real unity comes from being petty together about the teams you hate
Explaining football ⚽ rules with sweets… because it’s important to know the offside rule in every sport.
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can you believe there’s still people out there who think that girls don’t know what an offside is? I mean, we’re not referees: of course we know what it is.
Ok, re: the hockey boycott, I wanna explain some of the key points you soccer fans who may not know the full importance of this. I know it may not be a sport you follow, but it’s a step for all of women’s sports
Like in soccer, Team USA is one of the dominant NTs in woho, a very top-teir NT. Obviously any NT standing up for what they deserve is a big deal, but havng a “big” team like this strike really sends echos through the hockey world and the sports world in general.
Worlds is one of the major hockey tourneys, so boycotting this is a massive statement. Theyre not boycotting some small, less importnat tournament.
The US is hosting Worlds this year. We’re boycotting a tourney that our own country is hosting. Which makes this boycott harder to ignore and really helps things hit home (and also dude it’s just hella gutsy)
The team isn’t even striking for equal pay, they just want living wages. Like enough-money-to-eat type wages.
The players get paid $1000 a month during the Olympic period, which lasts 6 months
Outside of the Olympic months they get paid basically nothing and many players have second jobs as a means to survive
Additionally, they players are lobbying for stronger development opportunities for youth players. The MNT already has this, per an ESPN quote they spend $3.5M on programs for younger boys and none for young girls.
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