and the tag line "One nation. One cup."

yeah... not very subtle there...

Could have gone with

"Unstoppable!"
"US Dominates!"
or my favorite
"Now the Fight for Equal Pay!"

The Liberal Lion

(1,414 posts)

7. NICE!

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Mon Jul 8, 2019, 01:46 PM

Jul 2019

Wounded Bear

(58,670 posts)

8. K & R...for visibility...nt

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Mon Jul 8, 2019, 01:47 PM

Jul 2019

Aristus

(66,388 posts)

9. I'm so proud!...

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Mon Jul 8, 2019, 02:14 PM

Jul 2019

JudyM

(29,251 posts)

10. ... 2 pay scales, 2 standards for travel, promotion, etc.

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Mon Jul 8, 2019, 02:16 PM

Jul 2019

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-womens-soccer-equal-pay_n_5d226505e4b0f312568600aa

Their base pay is $30,000 less than men’s.

leftieNanner

(15,124 posts)

26. And they mostly have to play on turf

Reply to JudyM (Reply #10)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 07:35 PM

Jul 2019

where the men always play on grass, which increases the injuries for the women's teams.

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)

28. I did not know that...

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #26)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 07:39 PM

Jul 2019

why aren't they playing in the same venues with the same ground conditions as the men?

leftieNanner

(15,124 posts)

29. Same reason their prize money pool is around $40 million

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #28)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 07:51 PM

Jul 2019

And the men's winning TEAM in 2018 took home $38 million by themselves.

It's a totally sexist world our there. I know. I've lived in it as a woman for 66 years.

JudyM

(29,251 posts)

31. Damn. That's amoral. And are the guys complaining in support of the women?

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #26)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 08:16 PM

Jul 2019

I never heard anything about that...

spanone

(135,844 posts)

12. K&R...👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍

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Mon Jul 8, 2019, 02:17 PM

Jul 2019

getagrip_already

(14,764 posts)

13. cleat colors?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 02:19 PM

Jul 2019

Apparently Trump hates that color and is demanding that the next AF1 be painted red White and Blue instead of that eggshell blue.

Wonder if that was intentional?

malaise

(269,054 posts)

14. Magnificent

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Mon Jul 8, 2019, 02:25 PM

Jul 2019

Rec

Paladin

(28,264 posts)

15. Outstanding. (nt)

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Mon Jul 8, 2019, 02:28 PM

Jul 2019

JuJuYoshida

(2,215 posts)

16. well deserved to a talented bunch of women

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Mon Jul 8, 2019, 02:32 PM

Jul 2019

they represent what America is all about

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)

17. First SI cover of actual relevance I've ever seen in Gen Disc.

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Mon Jul 8, 2019, 02:34 PM

Jul 2019

Metatron

(1,258 posts)

36. That took me back to the flaming SI threads of yore

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Mon Jul 8, 2019, 08:53 PM

Jul 2019

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

18. LOL

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Mon Jul 8, 2019, 03:42 PM

Jul 2019

Link to tweet

mcar

(42,334 posts)

19. Yes!

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Mon Jul 8, 2019, 03:50 PM

Jul 2019

llmart

(15,540 posts)

23. I never really got interested in soccer...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 06:07 PM

Jul 2019

but that changed this year.

This is such an incredible positive from our country that the whole world is hearing about. Leave it to the women to bring us something to be proud of.

You go girls! Thanks for giving my little granddaughter role models that show here girls can be and do anything.

warmfeet

(3,321 posts)

24. Congratulations to the world champions!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 07:22 PM

Jul 2019

Incredible stuff.

SunSeeker

(51,574 posts)

25. OMG I LOVE IT!!

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Mon Jul 8, 2019, 07:29 PM

Jul 2019

I may be buying my first Sports Illustrated!

lordsummerisle

(4,651 posts)

30. Great! n/t

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Mon Jul 8, 2019, 07:53 PM

Jul 2019

tclambert

(11,087 posts)

32. The men get paid more because they have to play soccer while lugging around big heavy penises.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 08:22 PM

Jul 2019

(I meant that as sarcastic humor, but on reflection that seems to be the actual reason.)

scarletlib

(3,412 posts)

39. Best comment of the day(so far for me)

Reply to tclambert (Reply #32)

Tue Jul 9, 2019, 07:30 AM

Jul 2019

I think you might have hit on something here.

ffo

(15 posts)

33. STUPID, STUPID, STUPID. IF YOU ARE A REPUBLICAN THAT MEANS DUMB, DUMB, DUMB.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 08:27 PM

Jul 2019

Great photo. But it sends a terrible message. What is up with a teammate jumping on another?
I was nonplussed when Megan Rapinoe scored her first goal against France and while she was
acknowledging the cheers of the crowd, out of nowhere a teammate runs up, and jumps on her
back.
My first thought other than that being a stupid move was there was a very big chance she could have
been injured.
And, gentle reader, I saw Rapinoe jump on a teammate's back in another game.
I'm still shaking my head.

jcgoldie

(11,631 posts)

35. WTF are you even talking about?

Reply to ffo (Reply #33)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 08:52 PM

Jul 2019

I have no clue. Its an awesome picture... "sends a terrible message"... wut?

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

37. Have you ever had someone jump on your back without warning?

Reply to ffo (Reply #33)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 09:04 PM

Jul 2019

Well I have many times.

Unless they knee you in the ribcage or you are already injured, it is a non issue, your body instantly adjusts to the weight without issue, mine did.

VWolf

(3,944 posts)

38. Ummm, the player who scored is expecting to be piled on

Reply to ffo (Reply #33)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 10:11 PM

Jul 2019

Have you ever watched soccer?

SMH - for the right reason

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