BTW ... all the news out of Spain is utterly unhinged. Rubiales Mom locking herself in a church? The FA begging for expulsion? Rubiales apparently being serious about pursuing defamation cases? I know the Spanish have a pretty long tradition of just not giving a crap what the rest of the world thinks about how they do things, but holy crap guys ... Italy called and even they think you've gone around the bend.
Oh, and all they're actually accomplishing by acting like spoiled children in the face of being held to very basic behavioral standards is that the world appreciates the magnitude of just how great that Spanish team had to be to with that Cup. You gave them a clown of a coach, provided him with a support staff full of sycophants, and provided him with the full blooded support of a federation filled to overflowing with people who do not give the first crap about the women's game. You ran off 12 international class players for good measure. And somehow, some way the team that showed up in Spanish colors didn't just manage to compete, but they conquered. Amazing ... and it gets even more amazing every day, honestly.
Oh, and all they're actually accomplishing by acting like spoiled children in the face of being held to very basic behavioral standards is that the world appreciates the magnitude of just how great that Spanish team had to be to with that Cup. You gave them a clown of a coach, provided him with a support staff full of sycophants, and provided him with the full blooded support of a federation filled to overflowing with people who do not give the first crap about the women's game. You ran off 12 international class players for good measure. And somehow, some way the team that showed up in Spanish colors didn't just manage to compete, but they conquered. Amazing ... and it gets even more amazing every day, honestly.
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