SI sportsperson of the year (2019)
 

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LMAO.

Women's soccer...who cares?


...and this is coming from a soccer fan.

LOL

Go woke go broke. It’s about time for SI to fold anyway. I think they just went to monthly print

oooo, look at the imagery of her smashing / breaking down barriers.


what exactly has she done to warrant this award? I'm guessing nothing sports related, since it's coming from SI.

Politics Illustrated

She refused to go to the white house I believe. Impressive.

That's nice to see

Equal rights for a cover of a magazine I wasn't going to purchase anyway

that's nice

Funny that any of you even care about this.

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LMAO

Repulsive Butch Dyke Illustrated.

Cancelled my subscription a couple years ago. Wanna guess the number of times I’ve regretted that decision?

she bitched about pay

I guess I'm out of touch. I had to Google it

That won't increase subscription sales.

“she dominated on the world stage, under attack by the world leader”

Lulz icon

Nice sledge.

Nice shoes

Damn pink hairs. They're everywhere these days. I can almost smell her hairy pits through the magazine cover.

Didn't they give Crapperdick a similar award once.

Meagan Rapenoe ?

Let here have her fun, because this will be forgotten soon

When did Moff Tarkin and Admiral Holdo have a middle-aged kid?

I loved her alongside Chris Farley in Tommy Boy.

She was the top scorer on the World Cup winner. Well-deserved!

Actually she was tied with her teammate Alex Morgan according to the site. Why didn’t she get a share of the award too? (We all know why, so that was rhetorical)

I don’t even know who that is.

I would MUCH MUCH MUCH rather see a photo of Alex Morgan on the cover

Would!

Snowflake big mouth ****.

but she wouldn't you

Muff bumpers need their fantasy covers also.
They can scissor their partner and dream of Rapinhoe.

Do any of you dorks actually read or subscribe to Sports Illustrated?

Whoa you’re right. Just googled this no name. She wayyy better than pink haired woke dyke


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**** no. And it's been years since I bought an issue.

And putting an ugly ass America hating bulldyke who plays a shit sport on the cover doesn't exactly inspire me to run out to the nearest newsstand, either.

What kind of dork reads magazines these days?

Maybe if you could fix your own car, or could get your blood sugar under control, you wouldn't spend so much time in waiting rooms.

this again?

Demanding equal pay from FIFA.....while the women actually get a higher percentage cut from FIFA than the men do.

Problem is - SHOCKER - women's soccer isnt nearly as popular as mens......doesnt bring in near the amount of tv/advertising revenue, etc. etc. etc.

Since she wants true equality/equal pay.......why doesnt she tryout for the mens squad?

Oh yeah.......

You can do all that by reading Sports Illustrated? You'd think their readership wouldn't be so low if the public knew about it.

Yeah, I didn't even know David Spade was transitioning.

She was arguably the best player and definitive leader on the most successful team in America. She was a visible player that the LGBTQ community and many women rallied around. She also raised the banner on an important equal rights conversation on pay.

What... exactly is the problem? (Other than the rampant sexism and homophobia all over this thread.)

I nominate the Bengals employee who caught the Patriots cheating again and blew their entire operation out of the water.

Nothing wrong here - I want to see her butthole

He'll blow about as much as Megan will

Slow down. I have no problem with her sex or sexual preference...I have legitimately never heard of her. If she's done some good things, then good for her. But coming from a major publication (albeit failing one) this just screams "look at me" even from the limited articles I just read.

..the Cultural Revolution marches on...

She rubs a lot of people the wrong way because she tends to be a bit....grating, harsh, and mouthy.

Yes, but that "most successful team" is still relatively low profile when compared to the wider sports world.

Shouldn't they pick someone that ALL rallied around?

It really just came off as whining. I think most Americans are definitely in favor of proportional, equal pay. Have you seen any of the findings on the case against the USSF? (Not rhetorical, I'm actually asking because I haven't seen what they decided).

A nice "headline", but completely false......and it has nothing to do with sexism or phobias (a typical argument when facts outweigh your opinions)

The facts:

Womens soccer surpassed mens recently in revenue generated (roughly 50.5 million to 49 or so for the mens).

The men's team gets 7% share of the FIFA world cup prize pool

The women's team got approximately 23% of the prize pool.

The problem is - the mens prize pool is over 6 billion, while the women's prize pool is around 131 million.


Once again, demand dictates salary (not race, gender, etc. etc.)

Once women's soccer is as popular globally, with, you know, the Messi's, Ronaldo's, English Premiere league, etc etc.......they will be paid accordingly and equally.

Hold your breath.....

Others seem to so he likely wasn't talking about you.


I literally hate soccer... and still knew who she was withing the sports world and the accomplishments of the team she is captain of. Just because *you* don't recognize her doesn't mean that she isn't deserving of the "honor".

I don't think I was referring to you since your one post in this thread was that you never heard of her.

The standards for Sportsman of the Year doesn't have to be sheer visibility. It's fluid, and can introduce a new brand of athletic personality that's had an impact on our culture and has also been incredible on the field of play.

She's been both, in spades.

She's a complete badass on the field, that's for sure. It's just that women's soccer is kinda....meh.

This thread will end up in DC before too long.

Not soon enough.

Yarp^

As I said a moment ago, I don't think sheer visibility should be the standard. Otherwise it would be LeBron every year. I think you balance on field talent with cultural impact, and in that regard I think she definitely registers. Look at all the men all over this thread huffing and puffing.

The fact that some people don't like her actually undercuts your point, I think. Her lightning rod nature on some critical issues, paired with her peerless performance in the world's most popular sport, make her a strong decision by SI.

Fighting for equal pay has literally been branded as "just whining" for as long as the issue has been discussed -- look it up. Introduce some new thoughts that can't just be thrown into the typical kneejerk male counterarguments and I'll hear you out.

Your/her narrative of equal pay has already been debunked.

I love soccer. And I'm a fan of both the women and men's teams (hell, I'd root on chess if it's a USA team). I appreciate how good a player rapinoe is. One of the best ever for women's soccer, for sure.

But I cant stand the pay narrative, as it's been debunked over and over again.

When women's soccer is as popular globally as mens, equal pay will come.

That’s a shame if so.

SI was the one who brought politics into sports. It’s always one side doing it then saying “stop being political!” when challenged. See: Direckshun

Tiger Woods should have been Sportsman of the Year.

Fair enough. I don't have ESPN or any other sports outlets other than what I choose to read online. Not hearing of her is in no way meant to slight her but more of my lack of knowledge due to lack of interest

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Introduce evidence that the pay is proportionally unequal and I'll hear YOU out.

...and don't try to shame me for being a typical male. There's nothing wrong with that.

He would have to play a sport to do so. He makes money with a hobby/skill.

Oh go **** yourself. The political angle is the only reason you posted it.

Just cancelled my subscription. ****ing bitch.

S I is Teen Beat now.

Boom.

False. I posted it making fun of their dumb choice. If she wasn’t political I’d still have posted it, since nobody cares about soccer.

Solid post and I'll agree with you since you are more knowledgeable on this than I am. But for SI to name someone SPORTSman of the year and I can't identify the sport from their cover makes it seem like less SPORTS and more political

LMAOLMAOLMAO

You actually subscribed to that dogshit rag. Even funnier is that it wasn't their shit articles or shit "swimsuit issue", or their shitty political jabs for over a decade now.

Megan Rapinoe made you give up your subscription.

LMAOLMAOLMAO

You mean to tell us that you don't regret missing all the fatties they now feature in the swimsuit edition? And the latest in hijab swimwear?

The aim was to trigger folks and get them talking about her and her issues. I understand why they did it, but I dont think there are numerous good faith arguments on her side.

I agree. Have her wear her uniform for the picture. You can still have her holding the hammer, and you don't even have to put a soccer field in the background. She's a badass on the field. Totally not why they selected her, though, IMO.

Right?!?!? Just like these guys are!

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Look at Serena Williams in her Tennis outfit!

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I've been reading articles and apparently she is a badass at her sport. In my opinion it would have been better to lead with the sports aspect and then transitioned into her off the field accomplishments. I know many will disagree but doing it vice versa is actually a turn off for someone seeking sports stories from a sporting magazine. Hell, you could take that cover and place it on any other magazine and it works but fails miserably for SI

I can think of one person who is actually likable and respectful to his peers and opponents alike. Who gives credit to those around him and is truly a spectacular sportsperson.

SI you should have chosen Patrick Mahomes II

If nobody cares about soccer then there's no point to post it. The only reason you posted it is because she's political. It irks you to see someone who has a different, outspoken, political viewpoint than yours get the recognition. We see tons of posts that are against her pro-woman, anti-Trump stance everyday on DC, we know where the vast majority of the board sides in that realm. There's nothing wrong with that, but ever since a week after the U.S women's team was done with their season, nobody is talking about Rapinoe unless it's politically based. It's not even your original post, I just know that some idiot will start posting something political in a thread like this, then someone else will reply, and it'll end up in DC.

Is this to sway my opinion? It's a sports magazine. Put a picture of the athlete with some aspect of the sport on the cover. My opinion is the same for the examples you posted, as well.

Even if you don't put her in uniform, put on of her feet on a soccer ball. If it a football player, at least put the black streaks under their eyes or something. Put a racket somewhere in the picture with a tennis player. Hang boxing gloves over the corner of the chair with the boxer. Even if it's not the main focus, their sport should be represented.

It's just my opinion. Thank you for taking the time to link others I could bitch about...lol.

Am I supposed to know who the **** this is? Because I dont..nor do I care