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Lindsey Horan, captain of the US women’s soccer team, apologized after recently claiming that most American fans of the sport “aren’t that smart.”
speaking to The Athletic Earlier this year, Horan spoke about dealing with the criticism and scrutiny that has fallen on the U.S. team due to its successes over the past decade, which included two World Cup victories before falling in last year’s tournament. against Sweden in the round of 16.
“Football fans, most of them are not smart,” he said. ‘They don’t know the game. They do not understand. (But) it’s getting better and better.
“I’m going to piss off some people, but the game is growing in America.” People are becoming more knowledgeable, but most of the time people take what commentators say, right? My mom does it!’
Horan addressed his comments on Thursday and apologized to his followers. “The culture of soccer in the United States is changing and growing so much in such a positive way,” he said, according to Sports for women only.
Lindsey Horan was a starter on the United States’ World Cup team last year that lost in the round of 16.
Horan converted his penalty in the shootout against Sweden but the team lost 5-4
“Going out to play in front of our fans and representing this national team is my greatest honor… The last thing I want to do is offend anyone like that.”
Horan, 29, plays in France for Lyon and has previously suggested football is viewed differently there.
“From what I’ve heard, people understand my game a little more, the meaning of my football and my way of playing,” he told The Athletic. ‘It’s French culture. Everyone watches football. “People know football.”
Horan, who has made a staggering 139 appearances for the USWNT, was a starter in last year’s World Cup, which finished well below expectations for the Stars and Stripes.
The midfielder scored two goals in the tournament and also converted her penalty in the shootout against Sweden, which the United States lost 5-4.
Megan Rapinoe laughed to herself after missing a crucial penalty for the United States in their Women’s World Cup round of 16 exit to Sweden.
Emma Hayes, current Chelsea women’s coach, will take up the position in the United States this summer.
Alexi Lalas, a Fox soccer analyst and former American men’s defender, criticized Horan for his comments, calling them a “bold strategy.”
Lalas posted several tweets in response to Horan’s controversial statement, the first of which read: “So, not content with discouraging many Americans who don’t watch football, evidently the #USWNT has now set its sights on discouraging many Americans who don’t watch football. watch football. Bold strategy.’
He added: “In fact, I think American soccer fans are possibly some of the most educated, interesting and well-rounded fans in the sport.”
Fox soccer analyst Alexi Lalas responded to comments from USWNT team captain Horan.
“In a country where soccer is not king, American soccer fans have often had to seek out and discover the game, domestically and internationally…this proactive approach, by necessity, has given soccer fans American football a unique appreciation and vision of football. game. It’s not provincial, it’s mundane.
‘American football fans are forced to see the game in relation to the world, not simply the country. This means that American soccer fans tend to be more informed about that world than others.
‘In addition, due to the unique culture of the United States, American soccer fans are exposed to a much broader spectrum of styles, leagues, players, ideas, etc., than other countries.
‘This has produced a soccer palette for American soccer fans that is much more diverse than that of many soccer-centered countries and cultures. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.’