Posted By Frederick Jones on 07/28/2023 08:03 PM
Request for 20k ‘ view regarding women’s sports economic status
Tennis has been on equal footing with the the men for decades, at least in the wealthy west. Yes sex appeal is part of that equation. What does soccer need to gain parity beyond the US political choice to give the USWNT salary equality with the men? One thing the womens’ soccer game has going for it is basically a larger goal, which can mean more goals. (Futbol purists who love nil nil may chime in)
That "in effect' larger goal is due to smaller goaltemders, no? 20+ years ago I was glued to the tube watching the US women playing the Chinese. The Lillie Hamm show. But my focus was on the goaltender, Brianna Scurry. (Me being an ice hockey goalie way back when.) Scurry got beat once but the other Lillie headed it out. A middie doing exactly what she was supposed to do; cover that far corner. Like the hockey defense men I loved.
That kick-off at the end (I don't know what you call it - to settle tie games). I understand the goaltender cannot anticipate and move before the ball was kicked but Brianna played that right on the edge. She did what I did a few times and got it right every time. "Know" which way the ball's going to be kicked and be moving the instant the ball is kicked. The Chinese goalie was very good, but she waited to see where it was going. Got beat once. Takes guts to anticipate because if you are wrong you look really bad. The Chinese goaltender almost made the stop.
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