From what i've seen women's soccer gets much nastier than men's in general, but this was just another level. Where was the ref? Where were the red cards?
That hair pulling move was the best though. Someone should do that to Ronaldinho one day.
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Actually if you put it in super slow-mo you notice something is a little off.
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Well then, did someone hit Burrows on the other side of the face with a shovel and even things out?
The chick looked not too bad until HOOT put it in slow motion
Did anyone notice that on 99% of those shots ONLY 1 girl stayed down because she was actually in pain. None of those sissy's in the pro leagues can say that. I have little respect for soccer player for that reason.
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The referee should be suspended as well. She should have been red carded long before half that crap happened.
No doubt. Ref has to control the game.
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"I am deeply and wholeheartedly regretful for my actions," she said in a statement. "My actions were uncalled for. I let my emotions get the best of me in a heated situation. I am especially sorry to BYU and the BYU women's soccer players that were personally affected by my actions. I have the utmost respect for the BYU women's soccer program and its players."
I dunno if I buy this. If she did the hair pulling by itself and then played a clean game the rest of the time, then yeah, but she did like 6 things from that clip over the course of 1 game that were all questionable.
Did anyone notice that on 99% of those shots ONLY 1 girl stayed down because she was actually in pain. None of those sissy's in the pro leagues can say that. I have little respect for soccer player for that reason.
The best is when a player goes off on a stretcher only to return to the game minutes later...its pitiful.
While the player's actions were absolutely atrocious, I can't believe that the referre let it go on for that long before she was carded... and I can't for the life of me figure out how she wasn't red carded. Yes, I'm sure the ref missed some of them, but she definitely did enough to deserve a red card even if you only consider a portion of what she did.
As a women's soccer player, (not at that level) I've had my fair share of run-in's with dirty players but to see that level of dirty play at that level of competition is just shameful.
