FIFA Women’s Cup 2023

July 05, 2023, 03:37 PM

wishfull thinker

quote:
Originally posted by stkfox:
TV ads have already started, getting all ya’ll pumped up. Anybody watching, come July 20th?

Oh crap. I just looked, I'm booked on July 20ths until 2033. Bummer.

July 05, 2023, 03:45 PM

ensigmatic

<checks calendar...>

Nope. I'm busy that day doing... doing... uhm... something else.

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July 05, 2023, 03:50 PM

corsair

I hope they win and represent the country well but, no I will not be watching. The antics of a number of players has turned me off and I don't find their brand of play to be very entertaining.

July 05, 2023, 04:21 PM

pedropcola

This is the crux of the issue with women’s sports. If you take out nationalism (go USA) then you watch a sport because of the entertainment value. Some women’s sport are very entertaining. Tennis, gymnastics come to mind. Soccer and basketball don’t. Mainly because if you watch one you quickly realize the level of play isn’t very good. That isn’t me being a misogynist either, I for one prefer watching European soccer to MLS because after watching Premier league games, MLS is a huge step down. Well women’s soccer and basketball is way worse than that.

So no, I won’t watch. If these ladies had kept politics and financials out of the storyline I might have been drawn to the game just to root for America and gotten past the poor play.

July 05, 2023, 04:36 PM

jhe888

Women's soccer is not a very entertaining sport. Good luck to them, but I won't watch. And I do like real, big-league soccer like the Premier League or the men's World Cup.

July 05, 2023, 04:36 PM

Hamden106

I will watch. I have a great passion for WoSo.

July 05, 2023, 04:37 PM

HRK

quote:
Originally posted by stkfox:
TV ads have already started, getting all ya’ll pumped up. Anybody watching, come July 20th?

No in two words:

Megan Rapihoe

July 05, 2023, 04:41 PM

erj_pilot

quote:
Originally posted by jhe888:
Women's soccer is not a very entertaining sport.

Nor is women's ice hockey. Just...no.

As for the FIFA Women's Cup, I don't even waste my time watching the MEN'S FIFA Cup. So...hard no from me.

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July 05, 2023, 04:48 PM

parrotdog

I will be watching the 1969 moon landing on my way-back television

July 05, 2023, 04:51 PM

selogic

I hate soccer . I thank God that none of my kids or grandkids played soccer because I would have been miserable watching the games . Great sport for kids , just not mine .

July 05, 2023, 06:49 PM

Black92LX

quote:
Originally posted by jhe888:
Women's soccer is not a very entertaining sport. Good luck to them, but I won't watch. And I do like real, big-league soccer like the Premier League or the men's World Cup.

Unless Alisha Lehmann is playing!!!

I saw today where FIFA banned that stupid 1 Love armband garbage so that is a plus!

Will I be watching, likely so these boys of mine love to watch any and all soccer.

The other day the middle boys asked if we could watch Djibouti play soccer.
Of all the soccer possibilities they wanted to watch Djibouti. Thank goodness for YouTube that actually had some Djibouti vs Somalia matches. I have no clue what the announcer was saying but man was he into it.

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July 05, 2023, 06:55 PM

Balzé Halzé

Maybe if they wore like, really short shorts.

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July 05, 2023, 07:07 PM

corsair

quote:
Originally posted by Black92LX:
quote:
Originally posted by jhe888:
Women's soccer is not a very entertaining sport. Good luck to them, but I won't watch. And I do like real, big-league soccer like the Premier League or the men's World Cup.

Unless Alisha Lehmann is playing!!!

She and Alex Morgan are are quite striking, although Lehmann get's heavy with the make-up and random tats.

July 05, 2023, 07:43 PM

oddball

quote:
Originally posted by HRK:
No in two words:

Megan Rapihoe

Yep, they can go fuck themselves. Crash and burn.

They don't properly represent the country whatsoever, but like many other sports "teams", they represent themselves and their inflated self worth. They can't even beat a team of 15 year old high school kids, what a joke.

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July 05, 2023, 11:15 PM

PR64

I will absolutely be watching.

July 06, 2023, 12:01 AM

YooperSigs

The only women's sport that can hold my attention:
Beach Volleyball.

July 06, 2023, 12:25 AM

old rugged cross

Yeah no. Not even a nano second.

July 06, 2023, 06:22 AM

valkyrie1

Probably watch some of the games. Won’t be watching or cheering for the US team

July 06, 2023, 06:31 AM

Blackmore

quote:
Originally posted by HRK:
quote:
Originally posted by stkfox:
TV ads have already started, getting all ya’ll pumped up. Anybody watching, come July 20th?

No in two words:

Megan Rapihoe

Long in the tooth, past her prime, just taking a spot a younger player should have.