Megan Rapinoe missed a crucial fourth penalty kick, eliminating her team from the World Cup earlier than ever, and ending her career on a bitter note. ESPN’s tribute of the soccer star was criticized as 'left wing propaganda'. Trump blames wokeness for USWNT loss and trolls Megan Rapinoe in a lengthy rant after World Cup exit. ESPN was also bashed for an homage to US women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe shortly after the team was eliminated from the World Cup, largely due to her missed penalty kick.
ESPN was bashed for an homage to US women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe shortly after the team was bounced from the World Cup — thanks largely to her missed penalty kick.
The tribute, titled “Unapologetically Rapinoe,” so soon after the two-time defending champs’ stunning defeat to Sweden in the the quarterfinals didn’t sit will with Clay Travis, a sports journalist and founder of Outkick, a sports-focused news site. His post was accompanied by a 17-second clip of the tribute, which showed a slew of photos of Rapinoe kneeling during the national anthem as her teammates stood with their hands on their hearts.Megan Rapinoe missed a crucial penalty kick, eliminating her team from the World Cup earlier than ever, and ending her career on a bitter note. ESPN’s tribute for the soccer star was bashed for highlighting Rapinoe’s politics.
Scoring goals had been the team’s biggest problem on the field during the tournament — being held in Australia and New Zealand — but the US squad also sparked outrage after several starters refused to sing the national anthem before the start of their games., after the loss.
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