Yep! Hadn’t seen that at the time we went live, but good addition here in the comments 👍

Hershfelt is easily more versatile. I’d literally trust Hal at any field position and I think if you gave her gloves she’d figure it out in goal 😂

@@HoffmanWSports I think Hayes values players playing in Europe in this current generation and going forward

I wouldn't label this whole Korbin situation as a mistake. That's just who she is and what she believes right now. Look where she's from, her family. Clearly, she's anti-LGBT, liking posts about pro-conversion camps, and etc. Just because she's receiving some backlash I don't believe that's gonna change. When it comes to Rapinoe, I think she made the USWNT about politics, not about soccer. It was really hard to enjoy the team with all the turmoil going on that had nothing to do with soccer. I think when she put on that USA uniform, she made a lot of things about herself, not the team. I would have respected her more if she expressed herself outside of the USWNT. However, comparing Korbin and Rapinoe's situations is diabolical. Korbin is rejecting a group of people, which includes some of her teammates and USWNT fans. Rapinoe kneeled during the national anthem to make a stance against racism. Korbin believes in and supports harmful ideologies that actively seek to marginalize and oppress people based on their identity. This isn't just about expressing a controversial opinion; it's about supporting actions and beliefs that have real, detrimental impacts on people's lives. Furthermore, while Rapinoe's actions were aimed at promoting equality and justice, Korbin's likes and support for anti-LGBT. content are inherently exclusionary and discriminatory. This fundamental difference in their actions and beliefs cannot be overlooked.

@@PandaPanda-cn7yn engaging with homophobic content on the internet was a really shitty mistake she made. She probably didn’t think people would see she liked it. Her only other mistake was disrespecting the team. However, like I said before… her having her personal beliefs is her right. She has the RIGHT to believe anything and everything she wants to. There’s no mistake there. We might not all agree or appreciate what she believes in…. But that doesn’t make her and less of a human than all the rest of us are. None of us have the right to say she can’t have certain beliefs. That’s reversing the roll back onto her. That’s absolutely no worse than being homophobic. Homophobia is having a prejudice against the LGBT+ community. The only difference between having a prejudice for homophobia and having a prejudice against her/her beliefs is the name for each one. As a gay man I respect that she has her own beliefs and since her actions and words don’t affect me… it doesn’t offend me… My comparison between Rapinoe and Albert’s predicament isn’t diabolical. Albert engaged with homophobic content posted online by homophobic pages which set people off because it’s “disrespecting the lgbt+”. Rapinoe decided to take a knee and completely disrespect every single person that has sacrificed their lives to protect this country and their families. Those are the very people that made it possible for us to maintain the freedoms we have and that itself is what gave her the ability to even play soccer. So while you might disagree with my comparison it’s completely valid. One made a shitty decision to engage with social media posts due to her beliefs and disrespected a large portion of our society…. While the other decided to make a shitty decision and take a knee and completely disrespect our country as well as every person that’s sacrificed their life for our freedoms. The people that made it possible for us to even have the slightest freedoms to love whoever we want. Both of their actions were based off what each of them believe in. Both of them disrespected the USWNT and our country. But please go ahead and decide that the hurtful actions of an almost 40 year old woman and the actions of a 20 year old young woman aren’t comparable. I’ll agree that Megan is way older and should be way more mature and have a better understanding of whet her actions disrespected.

Well said. We live in a feelings society now, so it doesn't matter if korbin publicly gave a speech saying she is sorry, the cancel culture of today will run you over no matter what. I would challenge any of these uswnt "fans" to an actual soccer debate on who the roster should be, I bet they still think morgan got snubbed. The part u said about 1/2 the country tuning out because of rapinoe is legit, I say uswnt to my friends and they hate her for all the diva stuff she advocated.

If you hate the USWNT because Megan Rapinoe advocated for *checks notes* equal pay and equal rights for all people, then you’re by definition a bigot. You’re discriminating against minority groups. Like what are we even talking about? This isn’t hard. Don’t make it hard.

@@HoffmanWSports Sir, you unfortunately missed the entire point of every single thing that was said and you need to look up the definition of bigotry and self evaluate. Not a single one of us said we hate the USWNT nor did we say anything negative about the team as a whole in general. The comparison was between two people who made less than desirable decisions in the way that they express their beliefs. You can be fighting the good fight for what’s right… however, if you do it in a way that is disrespectful to your country and others you are in fact no better than the opposition. The way Rapinoe went about it by taking a knee and completely avoiding all recognition of the very country she was GIVEN the opportunity to play for…. Completely disrespectful. There were tons of players on that team who were all standing for the same thing that had true ethics. They participated in the national anthem and gave the country recognition all while fighting for equal pay and equality for all. The way Rapinoe went about it completely disrespected millions of lives. Every person that’s fought for this country and their families. Those were the people that made the sacrifices for this country. Those sacrifices are the very reason we all are given the free opportunities we have in our lives. Without those sacrifices we wouldn’t even be having this conversation. The possibility of equality would never be something of fruition…. And if you can’t recognize that then you are in fact the bigot here. If Rapinoe wanted to make a statement in a mature and respectful way she could have refused to play for the USWNT. That would be her taking her stance while being respectful. When employees of a company decide to protest (take a stand for something) they might do it while they’re supposed to be at work… but they don’t do it while on the clock. She could have gone about it in ways that didn’t include completely disrespecting all those people WHILE reaping the benefits. Nobody can say that reaping the benefits of getting to play and making money doing it all while disrespecting the very flag she’s wearing on her jersey/ the people who fought for this country is anything less than uncivilized. You can’t take a stand for something while requesting demands in a way that’s disrespectful. Equality and entitlement are not the same thing. We all want there to be equal rights, equal pay and for there to be no such thing as a minority group in the first place. Not a single one of us was discriminating against a single person, group or minority. Your argument there was stale and subpar. The whole point of all of these comments above is… if you’re going to continue to force hate or continue to critique an individual for their actions made awhile ago, you’re NO better than they are. You are NO better than a homophobic individual if you are forcing hate upon them as well. All that does is stir the pot and make you look equally as bad. She made her public apology and the USWNT took care of it the way they saw fit. If you didn’t believe her apology then that’s on you. You have the right to believe what you want to right? So does Korbin Albert. This world is full of entitlement. It’s disgusting. NOBODY is entitled to someone else’s opinions. NOT A SINGLE PERSON has the right to request that everyone else agrees to their opinions. Korbin Albert is on the USWNT not because of what her personal beliefs and opinions are but for her soccer skills and experiences. If people don’t like that then they should have put in the work their entire life to be in her place instead. If you think everyone that is on the USWNT Should have the same beliefs and opinions than YOU ARE A BIGOT. I’m a gay man. A man that wants nothing but equality for everyone…. But I’m a man that RESPECTS the fact that EVERYONE is entitled to believe whatever they want to. They have every right to whatever belief they have. People are allowed to have their religious freedom. Albert’s is an individual that put the work in to be a member of the USWNT. Her opportunity to play on the team was built off of hard work. She wasn’t selected for any other reason than her talents on the field. You can be a fan of the USWNT as a whole all while not following or believing the same things as one individual on the team. UNFOLLOW THE PLAYER AND MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIFE. Don’t be the person that is prejudiced or antagonistic towards the player based on their beliefs and roll on the USWNT….. THATS BIGOTRY. While I’m not a bigot like you prematurely and thoughtlessly labeled me… you seem to be one yourself. You seem to have the unreasonable belief that everyone has to have the same belief system. That’s literally what a bigot is. I’m a gay man that knows how to respect everyone. Even when they don’t believe that being gay is okay. EVERYONE in the LGBT+ community or their ally’s that think it’s unacceptable for people to have opposing opinions or beliefs are BIGOTS….

No mention of this for some reason?

Best per 90 assist in wsl this season and she is not fully fit yet.Watch some games lol

@@abhisheksourabh9633 playing as a false 9 or whilst taking corners has what to do with being able to defend in a major tournament as a no. 10? exactly. keep reading your spreadsheet.

@@flangeslammer no one in the midfield can defend. been an issue last two years.

Correct, she is just too old, too slow and not focused, has not scored in the last number of games. I've played center forward for years in the 60's and 70's, leading alltime scorer in Oregon Soccer League as well as College All Stars 1970-72, not to brag, I have lived and breathed soccer all my life. I grew up playing soccer in Jakarta, Indonesia, when it was a Dutch colony, then lived in the Netherlands for 4 years, USA at the age of 13, played voetbal although it was NOT popular then. We need a younger lineup, if you look at all the European teams, i.e. Spain, Sweden and so on, they are much faster and play well together. Emma Hayes can make this the #1 team in the world again!!!

You don’t retire from the USWNT. You get retired. They tell you. That happened. Maybe should have two years ago, but they had bigger problems than Alex the last few years.

Damn bro u and me are on the same page. I've been saying this for years. My hot take is she's too old and not focused on the sport. Her game today vs Chicago, she looked like trash, skied a penalty. She needs to retire yesterday.

She’s still a very good player. Who are you to say she should retire? Either her team will not renew her contract and no one else will sign her or she’ll retire on her own volition. It’s frankly rude to tell an athlete to retire because she’s not as good as she used to be when she’s still better than most of her competitors. It’s also weird lol

@@HoffmanWSports Maybe you are new to international soccer? Aging players retire from their National Teams and stay with club ball only all the time. That's what I said..

We both said pretty specifically what we’d like to see happen so I really don’t understand this comment

Korbin expressed hatred, Rapinoe always stood in defence of herself and the marginalised. Her haters were more about her audacity and extroversion. You have one straight white girl shooting bullets and one gay white woman standing up for the rights of people. How are they equal?

False comparison.

Extremely false comparison. If one person says the sky is blue and one says the sky is green, we don’t go “wow two people with opinions on the sky.”