teammate says Megan Rapinoe would 'bully' players to kneel during national anthem

[Mike Mercury]

The former soccer goalie described kneeling as 'very divisive'

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/hope-...m-kneel-anthem

Former U.S. women’s national team player Hope Solo said during a podcast last week that she saw teammate Megan Rapinoe [MM [urple hair] "almost bully" players into kneeling for the national anthem.

"I've seen Megan Rapinoe almost bully players into kneeling because she really wants to stand up for something in her particular way, but it's our right as Americans to do it in whatever way we're comfortable with," Solo said on "All of US: The U.S. Women's Soccer Show" last Tuesday.

The former goalie described kneeling as "very divisive."

"I do appreciate the fact that there's no national anthem right before the game. To really remove that decision from athletes. Because that's very tough, it's tough," she said.

Solo, 40, added that there is a lot of pressure on athletes and many feel they are "carrying the world on their back."

"I think that's really hard being on the main stage right now with so many political issues for athletes," she said. "There's a lot of pressure, and ultimately at the end of the day, our number one focus should and has always been to win first."

Earlier this month, U.S. women’s soccer star Carli Lloyd stunned fans when she appeared to be the only American player standing before the team’s match against Australia at the Tokyo Olympics.

The team had received criticism at the start of the Olympics when players knelt before their match against Sweden, which the U.S. lost 3-0. Their rocky start ended with a bronze medal after the team beat Australia, 4-3, to finish in third place.

Rapinoe has been a vocal critic of Donald Trump. This month, the former president, in a statement issued by his Save America PAC, accused the soccer players of being "woke" and not focused on winning.

"If our soccer team, headed by a radical group of Leftist Maniacs, wasn’t woke, they would have won the Gold Medal instead of the Bronze," Trump wrote.

Rapinoe was also the first white athlete to follow Colin Kaepernick's kneeling protest against racism and discrimination. She drew blowback from U.S. Soccer, which later required its athletes to stand for the national anthem.

Last year, Rapinoe lauded Kaepernick during the ESPY Awards and said his 2016 protests left a lasting legacy. Time magazine ranked Rapinoe as one of the 100 most influential people of 2020 due to her impact on and "beyond the pitch."

[Louie Detroit]

Nasty fuggin munch queen. Trump nailed it with his description of them.

[Mike Mercury]

ALWAYS... when seeing any TV commercial that features Ms. Purple Hair... remember the company in the ad that thinks that kneeling during the National Anthem is patriotic.

[zeek]

"Solo, 40, added that there is a lot of pressure on athletes and many feel they are "carrying the world on their back."

These POS sports players are legends in their own minds.....No one else give a fuk about them......

[Mick]

Originally Posted by zeek

"Solo, 40, added that there is a lot of pressure on athletes and many feel they are "carrying the world on their back."

These POS sports players are legends in their own minds.....No one else give a fuk about them......

100%

[DAB]

Weak people give in to bullies

[MadInNc]

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[gs568]

Libtards FORCE their views on everyone. Not surprised at all about Mr. Purple Hair. Won’t go to Subway because of her involvement.

[VatorMan]

Originally Posted by Lakota

I agree with Hope Solo but I am surprised. I thought she would be a kneeler.

Hope is married to Jerramy Ryan Stevens a former American football tight end. Jerramy has a black father and white mother. He also has an extensive criminal record. An NFL thug.

Violent crime
-In spring 1998, Stevens—a high school senior—was charged with felony assault, which led to three weeks in the Thurston County jail after testing positive for marijuana, which violated the terms of his home confinement. "The felony charge appeared to place his [University of Washington football] scholarship in jeopardy—but three UW coaches wrote the judge, saying the UW's offer was still good."[37]

-In July 2000, Stevens was arrested and charged with rape. UW athletic director Barbara Hedges told news media that UW would investigate sexual battery charges; but the University did not. King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng's office "agreed to give crucial police evidence—the victim and witness statements—to Stevens's lawyers before the interview." This was directly contrary to standard police procedure, and the Seattle Police did not agree to release those statements. Despite DNA evidence, Maleng's office declined to prosecute.[37]

-On March 3, 2011, Stevens was arrested and charged with felony battery for punching two bouncers in a Tampa, Florida bar. According to his attorney, who denied the charges, after Stevens was released from jail, he was treated for "multiple broken ribs and extensive bruising to his body and face."[38]

-On November 12, 2012, Stevens was arrested on investigation of assault following an altercation that left his fiancée, soccer star Hope Solo, injured, but a Kirkland, Washington judge dropped the case the following day for lack of evidence.[39] The pair were wed November 13, 2012, the day after the arrest.[

Jerramy Stevens - Wikipedia

None of that surprises me. Some girls love the bad boys. Can’t fix stupid.

[Steve_R]

Gotta wonder who in Subway thought having a divisive figure who disrespects the American flag as a spokesperson is even remotely a good idea.

[bsmith]

Originally Posted by Steve_R

Gotta wonder who in Subway thought having a divisive figure who disrespects the American flag as a spokesperson is even remotely a good idea.

She's one of the new faces of Victoria's Secret as well.
They are replacing the "Angels" with woke icons.

[Rodnok1]

Originally Posted by Steve_R

Gotta wonder who in Subway thought having a divisive figure who disrespects the American flag as a spokesperson is even remotely a good idea.

After the Jared fiasco they had no place to go but up... And the went up one notch.

Fukin companies think Americans want all this bullshit, gonna start biting them in the ass and already should have if most people have anything resembling a spine.

[Aerovette]

"Almost" bully? Really?

That pretty much makes the entire story a big nothing.

[Broken Wind]

Originally Posted by Rodnok1

After the Jared fiasco they had no place to go but up... And the went up one notch.

Fukin companies think Americans want all this bullshit, gonna start biting them in the ass and already should have if most people have anything resembling a spine.

There are loads of marketing surveys and focus groups before a large company takes on a celebrity endorser.

Many of us believed taking on Kapernick would put a large dent in Nike. Sales actually increased.

The country isn’t like us any more. I freely admit I am out of step. Don’t care either.

[04 commemorative]

**** them all

[Louie Detroit]

Originally Posted by 04 commemorative

**** them all

I'd rather run my schlong through a wood chipper than **** munch queen Rapinoe.

[Anjdog2003]

Originally Posted by Steve_R

Gotta wonder who in Subway thought having a divisive figure who disrespects the American flag as a spokesperson is even remotely a good idea.

The same one that thought their Tuna was actually tuna.

[Anjdog2003]

Originally Posted by zeek

"Solo, 40, added that there is a lot of pressure on athletes and many feel they are "carrying the world on their back."

B.S No pressure on those overpaid prima donna's. The opinion of Athletes carry's as much weight as what Hollywood has two say.

[Anjdog2003]

*too

in before The_Dude

[DJ_Critterus]

typical militant, angry for no reason bull dike.