The following article, Anthem-Kneeling Soccer Star Megan Rapinoe Named Sports Illustrated’s ‘Sportsperson of the Year’, was first published on Flag And Cross.
Sportsperson of the year? Did some far-left radical at Sports Illustrated have a problem with using the phrase “athlete of the year?” Doesn’t that just roll off the tongue a little bit better?
Anyway, the winner for 2019, as if anybody cared, is Trump-hating, Kaepernick-loving, National Anthem-kneeling American soccer player, Megan Rapinoe. Yay. From KSDK:
After dominating the World Cup and becoming a household name, soccer star Megan Rapinoe has been named the 2019 Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year.
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As Sports Illustrated noted, she is just the fourth woman in the award’s 66-year history to win it by herself. “A feat that is both a remarkable athletic achievement and a reflection of entrenched gender biases,” SI’s Jenny Vrentas wrote.
Congratulations to @mPinoe, the 2019 Sports Illustrated #Sportsperson of the Year
Congratulations to @mPinoe, the 2019 Sports Illustrated #Sportsperson of the Year https://t.co/FhYYGIT5a7 pic.twitter.com/fHD6sLDhxM
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 9, 2019
The U.S. men’s national soccer team earns more than the women’s team for a number of reasons. They attract more people to games, therefore generating higher revenue via sponsorships.
It has nothing to do with winning.
It’s all about the Benjamin’s.
LOOK:
Last year, the men's World Cup generated $6 billion, and gave about 7 percent to the teams. The 2019 Women's World Cup made $131 million, and gave out more than 20 percent to the teams.https://t.co/NZU2triUhb
— The Federalist (@FDRLST) July 8, 2019
Rapinoe, one of the players on the team who is suing for more money, appeared on MSNBC to preach about the tremendous effects of capitalism without even knowing it.
Go figure.
Enter Rapinoe:
Megan Rapinoe on how fans can support the fight for equal pay: Come to games, buy jerseys, become season ticket holders, tell your friends about it. pic.twitter.com/Zooy7C3tEy
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 10, 2019
Reactions:
Well she figured it out. More revenue equals more pay
— JMH
(@eaglehaslanded8) July 10, 2019
So, pretty much the entire counter argument that people have been saying in regards to their fight for equal pay?
— William (@LastWordWilliam) July 10, 2019
So, pretty much the entire counter argument that people have been saying in regards to their fight for equal pay?
— William (@LastWordWilliam) July 10, 2019
She promotes capitalism without knowing it. https://t.co/VkSxmzXH90
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) July 10, 2019
Is she saying let capitalism work?
— zulu (@zulu_sword) July 10, 2019
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SI’s SOTY 2 years ago? Colin Kapernick; Time Magazine’s MOTY (1938)? ADOLPH HITLER! Good company these losers keep….
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? This the best they can do?
Another clueless athlete awarded a prize by another clueless magazine
So you get SI athlete of the year for being a well, you know the C word, dropping the American Flag on the ground to celebrate a win for starters! Not to mention turning down an invite to the white house! Plus getting behind the cause of a phoney, proven opportunist! Just like a child with a tantrum and no solid arguement. Equal pay for being ungrateful shits who aren’t popular enough to merit a pay increase. Well at least the Soccer Association told her to shove that kneeling crap up her ass!!! F**k leftist SI supporting this jerk, her… Read more »