You are right. I am clearly making all of this up by including actual first person accounts and video. The coach easily could have said “Thank you to the team for encouraging us, but they probably could have toned down the celebrations and not humiliated us”. But, alas, she did not. And absent any evidence, you are…

I am not making stuff up. It is what happened. Coach said it.

So if the score doesn’t matter at all, then at what point do the celebrations become extreme and dumb? 2-0? 5-0? 7-0? 12-0? Was it just Rapinoe? What about rookie’s first goals in a blow out?

I don’t think “insightful” means what you think it means.

From my view, on the world stage, celebrating with joy is how you act professional. This isn’t just my view. This is the view of both teams that played on the pitch.

Fucking is how you get children. Just saying...

If the whole debate is about how the Thai team was allegedly humiliated by the USA, and the Thai coach says “Thanks for your support, USA team.” then I think that absolutely changes the optics. If you can’t take the word of the “victim” in this case, who’s word are you going to take?

I think the line is easier than folks are making it seem. Clearly double birds, pants down, facing down the goalie with an angry stare, etc. all cross that line. But nothing that Rapinoe, Morgan, or any other USA player did was resembled any of that.

Since you disagree with the players on the US team and the Thai coach with regards to what is good sportsmanship, and have nothing to show as evidence otherwise, I think that you may want to reconsider your own understanding.

Pretty clear that my point was that celebrating is not acting like an asshole. The Thai coach, when asked about that specific thing, said that it wasn’t offensive that thanked the US team.

I suspect my comment was out of context due to the format of the comments section.  My point was that it is impossible to put rules around celebrations regarding the score differential or who scores or any of that.  USA women celebrated with joy and energy, not with mockery or mean spirit.  That is the standard.  It…

If tape of the Thai coach thanking the USA team for their support after the game isn’t enough to convince you, I’m pretty sure nothing will.

Also, the Thai coach has spoken regarding this.

Good thing the Thai coach is on tape regarding this:

This same Thai team beat Laos in 2015 by 12-0. Many of the same Thai players scored in that game. That competition also had goal differential, so Thailand played smart. Just like the US.

Do some reasearch. This same Thai team beat Laos in 2015 by 12-0. Many of the same Thai players scored in that game. That competition also had goal differential, so Thailand played smart. Just like the US.

Point was that all the Canadian celebrations were muted.  So, therefore, the Canadian team wasn’t muting anything because of the score, that was just how they celebrate.  If that is the standard (all celebrations must be muted), then that is an entirely different argument which applies to all USA women’s games (and…

Go back.  Watch what Rapinoe said.  She has played above a pee-wee league level.  Try to keep the attacks to a minimum with consideration of the “jerk” and “asshole” terms.

Ok. We’ve got the standard then. 7 goals. No more celebrations. At 6, we’re good, but 7, that is just plain mean. Second rule: first rule only applies if you have scored in a prior game. All first time scorers can celebrate as they wish. Unless they haven’t scored for a long time or just came back from injury.

Lots of other posts on here are complaining about the score. But apparently we agree that running up the score isn’t a problem.