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Radar must not have seen the 2006 World Cup where Zidane (one of my fave players!) head-butted 2006 World Cup.
I won't even itemize on Wayne Rooney! #elizabethlambert
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Yeah, rly. Pugilistic or MMA violence is of the expected variety: Both parties know it's coming.
This violence was, in my mind, of a significantly higher order, involving true victimization.
Or, as Whoopi would say, ...... #elizabethlambert
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This was a fabulous week for our president to announce a renewed commitment to athletics. #elizabethlambert
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I was on a soccer team by the time I was five, and played co-ed and girls league soccer until college. Guys could definitely be violent, but the majority of the blatant, calculating violence was done by women.
My soccer career quickly ended because one game, a girl purposely stepped on my foot and didn't get up as I fell, literally snapping my ankle. She immediately started fake crying and got a foul called on me. So, yeah. Kind of bitter. Although I'm still a hell of a lot luckier than another teammate, who got her spine broken when a girl kicked her in the back when was on the ground. Compared to that, the ponytail grab doesn't look so bad! #elizabethlambert
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I also got hit in the face, right in the nose, with someone's wrist cast once. that could have been an accident but why did they let her play? it was dangerous. #elizabethlambert
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We also believed that the refs were so slow to act because of the school we were playing. I won't say the name, but it specialized in students with emotional problems. Students that were already aggressive, angry and violent. Which throw in competitive sports and it's a pretty ugly few hours. In the 4 years I had to play them, I saw some of the worst behavior I've ever seen and it was rarely called or punished. Of all games to up the whistle-blowing, this would have been the one. But alas, the refs spent the whole time looking bored off their brains. #elizabethlambert
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#94 didnt need to say anything to blount, he went out of his way to specifically say something to him. frankly, he got what he deserved, they [boise state] won and he felt the need to rub it in his face. if someone is going to talk shit, they really shouldnt cry about it when they get punched for running their mouth. #elizabethlambert
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"Wow, this will get women's soccer more fans than ever!"
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"All women's sports should be like this!!"
Headdesk. #elizabethlambert
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The anchor, by the way, is Michaela Pereira. And she is awesome. #elizabethlambert
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Go Michaela! #elizabethlambert
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