The uproar over Luis Rubiales’s behaviour laid bare the female players’ longstanding fight for equality; a battle that took a fresh twist this week after 15 players from the World Cup-winning squad were called-up despite their decision to boycott the national team until changes are made to the federation leadership.

  • JoBo
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    1 year ago

    So, you’re assuming that article is the sole bit of history available? And also, feel confident to dismiss it despite the fact that you have never read any of the history you assume does not exist?

    Come the fuck on.

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      1 year ago

      Still not a shred of evidence that the FA banned women’s football due to jealousy. Good on that fan-site for keeping their memory alive but they don’t even cite sources so …

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        1 year ago

        Well, they didn’t minute it. But it was very much part of the context.

        But still, you’re arguing the toss over the FA’s motivations now, so you’ve accepted that you were originally talking out of your arse, and continued to talk out of your arse, for some unfathomably fragile reason.

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          1 year ago

          Welp, still no source backing your initial claim that the ban was due to women’s matches outperforming men spectator-wise.

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            1 year ago

            But you accept that they did, and that’s progress.

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              How could I possibly accept this premise without having seen a shred of tangible evidence? That would be delusional.

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                1 year ago

                You didn’t read any of the history you declared did not exist?

                For shame.