{"id":1992600,"date":"2023-08-06T17:41:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T21:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-savage-rapinoe-for-what-she-did-after-missing-goal-pure-trash\/"},"modified":"2023-08-06T17:44:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T21:44:36","slug":"americans-savage-rapinoe-for-what-she-did-after-missing-goal-pure-trash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-savage-rapinoe-for-what-she-did-after-missing-goal-pure-trash\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans criticize Rapinoe for her actions after missing goal: &#8216;Disgraceful&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famericans-savage-rapinoe-for-what-she-did-after-missing-goal-pure-trash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1992600&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Americans\u200c Savage Rapinoe\u2064 for What \u2064She Did After Missing Goal: &#8216;Pure Trash&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Having a reputation like Megan Rapinoe doesn\u2019t leave a lot of wriggle\u200d room.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swedish-soccer-star-slams-lebron-james-stop-preaching-politics-do-what-youre-good-at\/\" title=\"Swedish Soccer Star Slams LeBron James: Stop Preaching Politics, \u2018Do What You\u2019re Good At\u2019\">soccer star<\/a> who\u2019s spent years as a mainstay of the U.S. Women\u2019s \u2064National \u200bTeam infuriating her countrymen with \u2063showboating antics \u200clike kneeling for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hope-solo-megan-rapinoe-bully-teammates-kneeling-national-anthem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-womens-soccer-team-kneels-for-anthem-wears-black-lives-matter\/\" title=\"US Women's Soccer Team Kneels for Anthem, Wears 'Black Lives Matter'\">national anthem<\/a><\/a> \u2064 and bragging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-rapinoe-loudly-boasts-deserve-victory-parade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">during a victory parade<\/a>, hasn\u2019t exactly given \u2064the \u2064country a reason \u200dto \u200cbe forgiving.<\/p>\n<p>So\u200d when she missed a penalty kick\u200d Sunday in the Women\u2019s World\u200b Cup, then appeared to be laughing \u2064about it, a lot of viewers weren\u2019t\u200b ready\u200d to give her the benefit of the doubt.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Megan Rapinoe\u200c laughs after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-savage-rapinoe-for-what-she-did-after-missing-goal-pure-trash\/\" title=\"Americans criticize Rapinoe for her actions after missing goal: 'Disgraceful'\">missing crucial\u200d penalty kick<\/a>, sealing US team\u2019s early exit \u2064from World Cup <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/alcb5PqvLD\">https:\/\/t.co\/alcb5PqvLD<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/americanwire_?\">@americanwire_<\/a> >><> \u200bBye Megan. It\u2019s been real.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bo Snerdley (@BoSnerdley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoSnerdley\/status\/1688244201215938560?\">August 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMegan Rapinoe misses a crucial penalty \u2064kick\u200b and laughs\u2064 about it. She\u2019s pure\u200c trash,\u201d one X user wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Megan Rapinoe misses a crucial \u2063penalty kick and laughs about it. She\u2019s pure trash <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cGgkDhtzMy\">pic.twitter.com\/cGgkDhtzMy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James\u200d Rossi (@realjamesrossi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realjamesrossi\/status\/1688172155144417280?\">August 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Laughing after missing a PK that effectively\u200c eliminated your country from the World Cup is certainly a \u2062choice<\/p>\n<p>Is Megan Rapinoe the most unlikable American Athlete \u200bof all time? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v2Bj1NO1q3\">pic.twitter.com\/v2Bj1NO1q3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Perkins (@NPerkins96) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NPerkins96\/status\/1688178787517636608?\">August 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To be fairer than\u200d leftists ever would be to\u200c a conservative\u200b athlete (just ask\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/scaros-take-look-curt-schillings-offensive-tweets-toxic-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Curt Schilling<\/a>), it\u2019s impossible to\u2062 believe Rapinoe actually thought it was \u200dfunny that she booted a penalty kick completely over the goal during the tie-breaking portion of the U.S. loss to Sweden on Sunday in\u200c Melbourne, Australia.<\/p>\n<p>And \u200bto be\u2064 clear, by itself \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gov-greg-abbott-goes-viral-with-brutal-dallas-cowboys-playoffs-tweet\/\" title=\"Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Goes Viral With Brutal Dallas Cowboys Playoffs Tweet\">kick wasn\u2019<\/a>t what lost the match.\u200b Aside from \u200bthe\u200d U.S. team being unable to \u200cscore despite numerous opportunities in regulation play, two of Rapinoe\u2019s teammates also missed\u200b their\u200d penalty kick shots after her.<\/p>\n<p>More\u2064 likely, the laughter was the nervous reaction of\u200c an athlete who knew she\u2019d stood alone \u200don the world stage, \u200cthen failed spectacularly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis \u2062is like a sick joke,\u201d she said about 10 minutes later, according \u2063to\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/66391095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>. \u201cFor me personally, I\u2019m\u2063 just like, \u2018this is dark comedy. I\u200c missed a penalty.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fact that it was almost certainly her last appearance in a soccer match that will mean anything had to add to the pathos. As the BBC reported, Rapinoe announced before \u2062the tournament started that\u2062 she would be retiring at its end. She started in none \u200dof the games during the tournament, coming in as a sub in three of the team\u2019s four World Cup matches.<\/p>\n<h3>Will \u2062U.S. Women\u2019s Soccer Team\u2063 be\u200d better without Rapinoe?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Will\u2064 U.S. Women\u2019s Soccer Team be better without Rapinoe?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news\u2063 updates free of charge. You may opt \u200cout at anytime. You also agree to \u2064our \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> \u2064and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Unfortunately for Rapinoe, and for the women\u2019s squad in general, the reservoir \u200bof sympathy back in the States isn\u2019t\u200c exactly overflowing.<\/p>\n<p>This is a team that\u2019s basically thumbed its nose \u2062at\u200b its\u2062 own country for years now \u2014 agitating for \u201cequal pay\u201d when \u2062women\u2019s soccer doesn\u2019t\u2064 bring in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/2020-democrat-tries-to-argue-for-equal-pay-for-womens-soccer-team-accidentally-does-the-opposite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anywhere near the revenue<\/a> men\u2019s soccer does; refusing \u2064to pay due respect\u2064 to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/even-fewer-us-womens-team-players-sing-anthem-ahead-second-straight-world-cup-letdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Star-Spangled Banner<\/a>\u201d when it was played before \u200cgames. \u2064(If this was the Oberlin debating team taking on Bryn Mawr, it would be one thing. It\u2019s not. The players and the country\u200d know it.)<\/p>\n<p>And now its\u200c best-known face has \u2064been seen around \u2062the world literally laughing at the\u200c fact that she\u2019d let down \u200dher team at a crucial moment \u2014 a letdown that led to the once-dynastic team being booted from the Women\u2019s World Cup earlier than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>Rapinoe, now 38, has spent years as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/megyn-kelly-unleashes-megan-rapinoe-poisoned-entire-team-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lightning\u2063 rod of controversy<\/a> for years.<\/p>\n<p>Just last week, she was among the players who earned \u200da <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-soccer-legend-skewers-rapinoe-teammates-post-game-behavior-draws-response-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">well-deserved public scolding<\/a> from former USWNT star\u2063 Carly \u200cLloyd for dancing and celebrating\u200b after barely escaping an even earlier exit\u2062 from the World \u200bCup \u200bon Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s not going to disappear, of course.<\/p>\n<p>After agitating for\u200b the lie that women soccer players are underpaid, and the lie that \u2062the American national anthem doesn\u2019t deserve to be \u200chonored,\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fed-riley-gaines-challenges-trans-athlete-activist-megan-rapinoe-debate-consider-official-invite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she\u2019s moved on<\/a> \u200c to the lie that male athletes should be able to compete against women \u2062athletes under the \u2063bizarre lie that there\u2019s no physical difference between the sexes, she\u2019s likely\u200c to\u200b be a bold-faced\u200b name for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bwoman can choose \u2062her battles.<\/p>\n<p>If she\u2019s lucky, the \u2063memory of her face laughing \u200bafter a mighty contribution to the defeat\u2062 of her team and\u200c her country in the biggest\u200b international \u200ctournament of her sport won\u2019t be the one that sticks.<\/p>\n<p>If she\u2019s lucky.<\/p>\n<p>But she\u2019s\u2064 got a reputation \u2014 and she\u2019s got\u200d that reputation for a reason.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/americans-savage-rapinoe-missing-goal-pure-trash\/\">Americans Savage Rapinoe for\u2063 What She Did After Missing Goal: &#8216;Pure \u2064Trash&#8217;<\/a> \u200c appeared first\u2063 on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Megan Rapinoe&#8217;s notorious reputation offers little room for flexibility. As a long-standing member of the U.S. Women&#8217;s National Team, she has irked her fellow citizens with flamboyant displays such as kneeling during the national anthem and boasting during victory celebrations. Regrettably, she has failed to provide any compelling justification for her actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2007,"featured_media":1992601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1992600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1992600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2007"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1992600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1992600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1992601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1992600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1992600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1992600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}