US soccer player apologizes for sharing Christian content after Megan Rapinoe says it's hateful and causing child suicide



A United States women's national soccer team player has apologized after sharing and liking online content deemed to be offensive.

Korbin Albert, a 20-year-old from Illinois, faced criticism online for sharing a video from a Christian service that showed a person with an intellectual disability giving a speech about stopping their gender transition. The video was characterized in multiple outlets as being content that simply says "feeling transgender" is wrong.

The young soccer player was also criticized for what appeared to be a deleted post from 2023, in which her family reportedly took turns stating their "pronouns are U.S.A.," according to the Athletic.

Albert was also lectured online for liking a meme on Instagram, which had the caption, "God taking time off performing miracles to make sure Megan Rapinoe sprains her ankle in her final ever game."

Perhaps the latter was why former U.S. women's player Rapinoe took such great offense, calling out Albert and claiming the young woman was hiding behind her religion. Albert also wears Rapinoe's former number 15 for the U.S. women's national team.

"For people who want to hide behind 'my beliefs' I would just ask one question, are you making any type of space safer, more inclusive, more whole, any semblance of better, bringing the best out of anyone?" Rapinoe asked on her Instagram account.

The now-retired player also claimed that if these outcomes weren't being achieved, people are causing children to commit suicide due to their "hate."

"Because if you aren’t all you believe in is hate. And Kids are literally killing themselves because of this hate. Wake, TF up! Yours Truly, #15," she continued. "For all my trans homie[s] enduring this horrific treatment day in and day out I see you and hear you and I am WITH YOU," she added.



Rapinoe later told the Athletic that her words were indeed in response to Albert's social media activity. She also told the outlet that the lives of those who identify as queer are in danger due to online commentary and legislation. She was not specific about any legislation.

At least four former teammates of Rapinoe reportedly shared her post in support, including Becky Sauerbrunn, Lynn Williams, Sam Mewis, and Kristie Mewis.

Seemingly feeling the pressure, Albert issued an apology for the simple act of "liking and sharing" social media posts that were "offensive."

"I want to sincerely apologize for my actions on social media. Liking and sharing posts that are offensive, insensitive and hurtful was immature and disrespectful which was never my intent. I’m really disappointed in myself and am deeply sorry for the hurt that I have caused to my teammates, other players, fans, friends and anyone who was offended."

"I truly believe that everyone should feel safe and respected everywhere and on all playing fields. I know my actions have not lived up to that and for that l sincerely apologize. It’s an honor and a privilege to get to play this sport on the world stage and I promise to do better," she added.


Rapinoe has consistently been a controversial figure with her political and social activism, which has included supporting transgender athletes in women's sports and the nonsensical idea of equal pay in sports.

Rapinoe has also stated that her social justice advocacy was more important to her than her athletic accomplishments and claimed that her career-ending injury was proof that God does not exist.

She retired from professional soccer in 2023.

After reposting a video about detransitioning soccer player Korbin Albert received criticism. Meghan Rapinoe is at the helm of cancel culture while Albert gives in and apologizes under pressure.\n#breaking #korbinalbert #USA
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Megan Rapinoe, when confronted with criticism, says women are victims of a 'huge backlash'



Retired soccer star Megan Rapinoe claimed Tuesday that women in the United States are experiencing a "huge backlash."

Earlier this month, the U.S. Women's National Team experienced its earliest-ever World Cup elimination after losing in a shootout to Sweden. Following the shocking loss, for which Rapinoe was partially responsible, Rapinoe said her proudest accomplishment on the team was her social activism.

The comment drew criticism from prominent soccer stars like Carli Lloyd, one of Rapinoe's former teammates. Lloyd criticized the USWNT for celebrating after a 0-0 World Cup draw against Portugal. Then, after Team USA was eliminated from the World Cup altogether, former U.S. Men's National Team star Alexi Lalas called the women's team "unlikeable."

For some, stinging criticism from peers is a cause for reflection. But Rapinoe associated the criticism with right-wing politics.

"[I]t was really disappointing — and the speed with which those comments got into the atmosphere. Everybody on the right — and everybody who was using hateful language and these tropes — it's like they have just been waiting ... for this team to stumble. But when we are perfect, then we are accused of thinking that we're perfect," she said in an interview with the Atlantic.

"Really, what's happening is that the right wing wants this to be true: they want women to believe that you can’t fight for things and be excellent; you can't ask for what you deserve and be successful," she claimed.

The reaction against the USWNT, according to Rapinoe, is yet more evidence that women in America are the victims of widespread "backlash."

"One thing that America does really well is backlash. I think there's a huge backlash against women happening right now," she claimed. "I think we see that with the overturning of Roe v. Wade. We're seeing that with the trans argument in sports."

Is criticism of Rapinoe and the USWNT, generally, evidence that women are facing widespread backlash simply for being women?

Probably not. What's more likely, as Lalas highlighted, is that the USWNT is "polarizing" because the team's repeated forays into politics and activism have made them "unlikeable to a portion of America."

Whether it's fair for athletes or not, most Americans turn to sports for a reprieve from politics — not to have athletes shove social activism down their throats.

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Cheering The Defeat Of The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Is The American Thing To Do

Sometimes the most patriotic thing you can do is get excited when political hacks who hate your country lose.

USWNT players adopt victimhood, but wait until you see what their actual salaries are



While the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team has many beefs, one of the women's biggest complaints has been their “disparaging” salaries compared to what their male counterparts earn.

“They did work out a deal where they share equally with the men’s team, all the revenue, despite the fact that they’re not bringing it in,” says Pat Gray, clearly annoyed by the flagrant entitlement.

Their salaries must have been abysmal for such a drastic shift, right?

Well, not exactly.

“The number-one highest-paid women’s soccer player on this planet: Alex Morgan from the United States,” reports Pat. “What did she make? $70K a year? $80K a year?”

Turns out $7.1 million is her actual salary.

“How is she getting by?” asks Jeffy, who can’t quit laughing at the absurdity.

But Alex Morgan isn’t the only player making it big.

Megan Rapinoe earns $7 million, and Trinity Rodman earns $2.3 million.

“How do you make ends meet on just $2.3 million?” Pat jokes.

Crystal Dunn, Julie Ertz, and Sophia Smith all earn $2 million a year as well.

Clearly these professional athletes aren’t struggling to make ends meet.

And yet, even though they now share revenue with the men’s team, “they just got permission from the U.S. Soccer Federation … to go ahead and kneel during the national anthem again.”

“It’s pathetic,” says Pat. “[You’re] millionaires and you’re not bringing in the same revenue as the men, so you got a sweet deal for yourself – what are you complaining about?”

“It almost makes one want to not root for them,” Jeffy says.

Pat agrees, adding, “you’ve got to push pretty hard” for him to “[want] the U.S. National Team to lose, but that’s what they’ve done to me.”


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This is why it's PATRIOTIC to root against Megan Rapinoe and the USWNT



T.J. Moe joins Jason Whitlock to discuss the controversies surrounding the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, currently in the throes of the World Cup.

Jason is frank: “I want them to lose.”

He’s disappointed the match against Portugal didn’t “[end] the American Nightmare – the band of Megan Rapinoe-led entitled women who struggle to respect our national anthem and lie about pay inequality.”

Fox Sports even blasted the team for preening, dancing, and celebrating after they tied Portugal – which only happened because the opponent missed a kick.

“These are not the images we should be expecting to see from a team that survived Portugal,” says a Fox Sports broadcaster, adding, “Carli Lloyd’s butt would be back in the locker room kicking things, throwing things.”

“Their collective sense of entitlement and lack of gratitude created a delusion that only failure and embarrassment can correct,” says Jason, who reveled in Fox’s criticism of the team.

“If they lose on Sunday to Sweden, I’m sure Rapinoe will figure out a way to blame it on sexism, systemic racism, or homophobia,” he continues.

“A 38-year-old, blue-haired, androgynous loser should not be the face of anything American,” says T.J. in reference to Megan Rapinoe, who has long been the face of the team.

“It’s like, do I care more about the success of America, or do I care more about our conduct and how we present ourselves on an international stage?” he continues, adding, “it’s certainly the second one.”

“America’s values have slid so far back out of the way that no one should aspire to have our values today – certainly not our cultural values … and certainly not what Megan Rapinoe would want us to do,” he continues.

For those reasons among many, Jason and T.J. plan to root against the success of the USWNT in the World Cup.

To listen to their full conversation, watch the video below.


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It's claimed some US women soccer players turned backs on 98-year-old WWII vet playing national anthem. But team says they were facing US flag.



Some dust got kicked up when video appeared to show some members of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team with their backs turned on 98-year-old World War II veteran Pete DuPre while he played the national anthem on harmonica before the team's Olympic send-off game against Mexico on Monday.

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @espn

But images apparently can be deceiving.

What are the details?

Responding to a tweet from the Post Millennial accusing some players of turning their backs while DuPre played the anthem, U.S. Soccer Comms shot back with a tweet of its own:

@TPostMillennial Not true. No one turned their back on WWII Veteran Pete DuPré during tonight's anthem. Some USWNT… https://t.co/vF4W0KZkZZ

— U.S. Soccer Comms (@ussoccer_comms) 1625538783.0

"Not true," U.S. Soccer Comms wrote. "No one turned their back on WWII Veteran Pete DuPré during tonight's anthem. Some USWNT players were simply looking at the flag on a pole in one end of the stadium. The players all love Pete, thanked him individually after the game, and signed a ball for him."

U.S. team member Carli Lloyd also tweeted that "we turned because we faced the flag."

Another clip shows most of the players turning toward DuPre and applauding him after he played the anthem:

Thank you, Pete! 🇺🇸❤️ https://t.co/BL7kgHbLfg

— U.S. Soccer WNT (@USWNT) 1625519288.0

It also appeared that most of the players who were facing away from DuPre during the anthem had their hands over their hearts, which doesn't support an anthem protest claim:

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @espn

Richard Grenell chimes in

Richard Grenell — former acting director of National Intelligence under former President Donald Trump — got some attention with his Monday tweet saying "several" U.S. players "turned away from the US flag" while DuPre played the anthem.

Pollster Frank Luntz countered to Grenell that the "U.S. women not facing forward had turned to face the American flag down by the scoreboard. (A few of them placed their hand over their heart while facing toward the flag instead of the anthem performer.)" Luntz also included an image showing the flag by the scoreboard.

In response to U.S. Soccer Comms, Grenell added another tweet saying "not one of those who snubbed the flag & anthem tuned toward Pete. Pete was to their left. ... They aren't turned to him. (Every Mexican player turned for their anthem)."

There appears to be overall confusion regarding the flag's location and the intent of various U.S. players. While video of DuPre playing the anthem doesn't show it, there appears to be a flag at the end of the stadium based on the photo Luntz posted, and some U.S. players were turned in that direction; in addition many people in the crowd also were turned in that same direction during the anthem. But that doesn't explain why a handful of U.S. players faced forward rather than turning toward the flag.

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @espn

In the same vein, the Post Millennial's original headline, according to the Internet Archive, reads "DISGRACEFUL: US women's soccer team members turn their backs to 98-year-old WWII vet playing the national anthem" preceded by an "American News" category. But the outlet's updated headline reads "DISGRACEFUL: US women's soccer team members turned away from flag as 98-year-old WWII vet played the national anthem" and is preceded by a "News Analysis" category.

Anything else?

Author and comedian Tim Young noted to Grenell that numerous U.S. women soccer players took a knee in protest during the anthem last year:

Hey @RichardGrenell, here's the same characters from today taking knees last year. https://t.co/Bkwd82gcUf

— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) 1625541459.0

In addition, star player Megan Rapinoe made a name for herself in 2016 after kneeling for the national anthem a la Colin Kaepernick and since then has virtue-signaled around the globe for progressive causes such as lack of diversity and the evils of Trump among many others.

US women's soccer team wear 'Black Lives Matter' uniforms, protest national anthem in Europe



After not playing for nearly nine months, the United States women's soccer team protested the national anthem and made a social justice statement with "Black Lives Matter" uniforms prior to a game on Friday.

Ahead of their game with the Netherlands' national team, the American women walked out of the locker room wearing jackets emblazoned with "Black Lives Matter." During the playing of the American national anthem, nearly every member of the team knelt, according to ESPN, a sign of protest against America.

"We wear Black Lives Matter to affirm human decency. This is not political, it's a statement on human rights," the USWNT Twitter account said, along with a video showing the Black Lives Matter uniform jacket.

We wear Black Lives Matter to affirm human decency. This is not political, it’s a statement on human rights. https://t.co/QHDAx4iv7k
— U.S. Soccer WNT (@U.S. Soccer WNT)1606487400.0

In a statement, the team said they "love our country" and called it "a true honor to represent America," but explained that supporting Black Lives Matter is an affirmation of "human decency."

The statement said:

We love our country, and it is a true honor to represent America. It is also our duty to demand that the liberties and freedoms that our country was founded on extend to everyone.

Today, we wear Black Lives Matter to affirm human decency. We protest against racial injustice and police brutality against Black people. We protest against the racist infrastructures that do not provide equal opportunity for Black and brown people to fulfill their dreams, including playing on this team. As the United States Women's National team players, we collectively work toward a society where the American ideals are upheld, and Black lives are no longer systematically targeted.

Black Lives Matter.

Friday's game, the first in 261 days, was also the team's first game since racial unrest gripped the U.S. in the early summer following George Floyd's tragic death.

The U.S. men's soccer team also wore social justice messages on their pregame jersey's earlier this month, in their first outing since Floyd's death. The team wore anthem jackets with the words "Be the Change" emblazoned on the front with differing messages on the back, including, "Black Lives Matter," "Be Anti-Racist," and "Unity," according to ESPN.

The women's soccer team won Friday's game by a score of 2-0.