Surely it’s more wrong to say “this team isn’t black enough”, all the players got there on merit
Ramsdale might become starter for Arsenal after all
Lmao what a comment well done
Ariana Ramsdale
Bizarre.
The virtue isn’t gonna signal itself.
How?
Because skin colour or ethnicity should not lower or increase your chances to become a pro football player.
White men are gathering in this thread
Heaven forbid
As a white CIS male aged 18-34 I have multiple opinions on this. Please tune into my podcast for further discussions
what
What?
what
Just pick the best.
People saying “What” in the comments clearly haven’t read the article and jumping to conclusions.
It’s not hard to see the glaring differences between women’s and men’s football in the UK. While a lot of Premier League stars are from working class backgrounds, most WSL players are from middle class families instead.
Supporting grassroots, accessible women’s football is only going to help in giving young girls opportunities in life, and spots talent which would never get the chance otherwise.
Good on them for recognising this tbh.
Yeah, once you read the article it makes perfect sense. Glad we’re gonna be spearheading this
Football is one of the cheapest sports to play. You just need one ball that cots 10pounds and 20 kids can have fun on the street. All those working class girls need is a desire to play football which they obviously don’t have. And it is not an opportunity either… the mean salary in WSL is £47,000. This is if you become one of the best 400 football players in the country (which is extremely difficult, by the way). This is by no means an opportunity for those girls… they are better of studying and becoming doctors, lawyers, etc…
All those working class girls need is a desire to play football which they obviously don’t have
I’m getting strong “Look at the Lobster, for example” vibes here.
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my hottest take is that all articles should require you to answer a reading comprehension questionnaire before you can post a comment.
not even anything complex, just something like “what is the first name of the player who spoke on the podcast?”. literally a “did you read…?”.
Yeah that’s a pretty uncommon level of self awareness from my recollection. Hopefully this starts something with some positive impact.
Looking forward to Crystal Palace’s statement on their lack of diversity for the Men’s team.
The French Men’s national team should release a statement too.
This is a perfectly reasonable statement acknowledging a systemic lack of diversity in women’s football, and commiting to long term solutions to grow women’s football around the world. Anyone who actually read this article could not possibly get upset by this
Absolutely appalling that this statement had to be made.
Whats wrong with people? This sounds like OCD intrusive thoughts!!! It’s not wrong to look the same as long as fair chance is given to everyone. We just don’t pick diversity to be diverse. If they’re not talented, they won’t make the team. As simple as that!!
Pick those who are the most competent not the most diverse. Ffs this is beyond absurd 🤦🏼♂️
Fucks sake, who gives a toss what colour their skin is. Priority should be people who can pass a ball
Is it really such a crime for your XI to have the same skin colour? Are 11 white people not allowed to be together without it requiring a club statement anymore?
Fucking hell man.
I get what you’re getting at, but people are reacting to the full squad photo, not just the XI, so 27 players.
It’s still ridiculous. They have players from all over the world, and they are diverse. Signing a black player for the sake of diversity is pure tokenism.
Just saying what the article says in response to a guy who just read the title. Not saying it justifies the outrage, did I?
Dread it, run from it, the Reddit hivemind still arrives
lol at you being downvoted for a factually correct observation
Not quite understanding that one myself. Just pointing out what the article they obviously didn’t read says, not saying the outrage is justified or anything.
Absolutely - the comments and voting on this thread are wild.
Why are people who clearly never read the article writing stupid posts like this
Disgusting the world we live in where being white is considered racist.
I used to get down about silly threads like this but these days I genuinely find the pearl clutching hilarious