A seven-a-side match featuring a collection of retired Wrexham pros and guests against a team of mostly retired US women’s players isn’t particularly newsworthy. But when the score wound up 12-0 in favor of the men, the knives were out.
Some outlets, notably Fox News, either ignorantly or deliberately misidentified the American players as “the US women’s team”. Some played up Heather O’Reilly’s playful callout of Wrexham’s celebrity owner Ryan Reynolds as a hysterical, delusional fit. From newsrooms to their parents’ basements, men rejoiced at the supposed humbling of women who dared to demand a place in the sports marketplace.
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A banner backing a woman who claims to have been sexually assaulted by Cristiano Ronaldo was flown over Old Trafford stadium during the footballer’s first game back at Manchester United on Saturday.
The banner, which read “Believe Kathryn Mayorga,” referred to allegations of rape made against the Portuguese international footballer in 2009.
Feminist campaign group Level Up claimed responsibility for the stunt.
Mayorga has claimed the player assaulted her in a hotel suite bedroom after she met him in a nightclub in Las Vegas. Ronaldo maintains the sex was consensual.
Mayorga is currently trying to pursue a civil claim after the criminal complaint was dismissed…
One of the easiest and most misleading pieces of footballing received wisdom is that everything is cyclical. Wait long enough, the great drum of history will revolve again and the same ideas will come back round, be that sharp side-partings, the back three, Howard Webb apologising to Brighton or Roy Hodgson managing Crystal Palace. Except time is not a flat circle. Each iteration is different because it comes with knowledge of what went before.
Watch Manchester City in possession. They have a centre-forward and two wide men. They have Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva or Ilkay Gündogan as “free 8s”, essentially old-fashioned inside-forwards. They like to have five outfielders behind the ball, who will usually form a trapezoid shape: a …
The National Women’s Soccer League expansion team in Boston apologized on Wednesday for a ‘Too Many Balls’ marketing campaign that drew a harsh reaction from the transgender community and others.
A day after unveiling the slogan as part of the rollout of the team name BOS Nation FC, the organization posted on X that “we missed the mark” with an attempt to “create a bold and buzzworthy brand launch campaign”.
“We fully acknowledge that the content of the campaign did not reflect the safe and welcoming environment we strive to create for all,” the team said, “and we apologize to the LGBTQ+ community and to the trans community in particular for the hurt we caused.”
The ne…
The Penguins might be the most-watched team in the league this season. When you trade for the reigning Norris Trophy winner, surefire Hall of Famer, and d-man who changed how the position is viewed in Erik Karlsson, to add to your collection of three Hall of Famers already, fans are going to want to see the amalgamation. Add to that the urgency that the trade signals — the Pens will probably only get one more serious run with Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang — and the bright lights are definitely going to be projected onto the Pens for all 82. Perhaps the most exciting aspect of the Pens is just what the power play may look like with all four players on it. Sure, it could be kind of a wonky fit, given that three of the four players are right-handed, and that Letang and …
Folks, college football is BACK this Saturday. True, the college season starts with its usual slate of underwhelming matchups featuring ninth-place Mountain West teams, but still: FOOTBALL! I think this calls for a celebration, don’t you? In fact, I think this calls for a roast of every despicable, corrupt team ready to pollute campuses all across the country for yet another season. Yes, it’s time to fire up the Hater’s Guide to the Top 25. And here’s the part where I let you down by telling you we’re doing it in podcast form. STOP GROANING. Anyway, that’s the subject of a very special edition of the Deadcast. And don’t worry! Even though Notre Dame isn’t in the Top 25, we still found a way to insult them. Join Marchman, Dom, and I for a carnival of ignorance and loathing…
Some people are fans of the Minnesota Vikings. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Minnesota Vikings. This 2014 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group.
Your team: Minnesota Vikings
Your 2013 record: 5-10-1. And what a 5-10-1! No one squeezes as much misery out of five wins as the Vikings do. The best part of the season was a miracle catch-and-run by Cord Patterson…
…which was immediately followed by the defense somehow allowing Joe Flacco to drive the entire length of the field to score the winning touchdown in the span of 30 fucking seconds. The Vikings had a statistically estimated
0% chance of losing that game after Patterson's touchdown. And they lost. They also lost to Cleveland. They beat the Skins despite taking timeouts …
The Grambling football players' decision not to travel for Saturday's game left its opponent in a lurch. It was homecoming for Jackson State, which earned a forfeit win but suddenly had less than 24 hours to come up with some alternative programming for all those returning alumni. Jackson State ended up playing an intrasquad scrimmage (Jackson State won!), but it claims the school and the city of Jackson, Miss., took a financial hit that "could be in the millions" because of the canceled game. So now Jackson State says it intends to sue Grambling. Jackson State made the announcement on its website last night: The Jackson State University community experienced an unprecedented event during our Homecoming Week.The cancellation of the football game was disappointing fo…
data-mm-id=”_p47cuueyq”>Darren Collison is considering a return to the NBA and the 32-year-old guard is a perfect fit for the Los Angeles Lakers.The Lakers could really use a player with Collison's skill set on their second unit and it just so happens the California native would prefer to play for one of the LA teams. The Lakers absolutely need him more than the Clippers do.Collison announced his retirement from the NBA last summer in a move that shocked many. He still has gas left in the tank and was an effective player for the Indiana Pacers during the 2018-19 season.Last year Collison started 76 games for the Pacers and averaged 11.2 points, 6.0 assists and 3.1 rebounds in 28.2 minutes per game. More importantly, he shot 40.7 percent from 3-point range and hit 83.2 percent of h…
data-mm-id=”_9a4gv57ai”>Howard Eskin took to Twitter Wednesday and claimed Cam Newton wasn't a winner … then proceeded to list the things Newton had won. It was quite the argument, and it sparked a debate on Twitter that was, at times, mind-numbing. Cam Newton is not a winner. And when you refer to his past as Heisman winner, MVP, Rookie of year, it’s just that, his past. He’s 30 years old and has had many injuries including a shoulder. Not sure he fits into many offenses. People fall in love w past https://t.co/am3NbY6HeK— Howard Eskin (@howardeskin) March 25, 2020So if you don't count the things Newton has won, he's not a winner! And you shouldn't count them because they're in the past. By that logic, Tom Brady isn't a winner because his six Sup…