USAwhich was just proclaimed champion of the SheBelieves Cup after eliminating Canada in the final on penalties, had to deal with the controversy created a few weeks ago by one of its players: the PSG footballer Corbin Albert He ‘liked’ an offensive comment against the LGTBI community and blasted the good vibes in the locker room.
Several veterans of the American team, including the now-retired Megan Rapinoe, were quick to admonish Albert, 20, who immediately apologized for the size of the matter being brought into a locker room tired of defending the group. , guided especially by players like Rapinoe herself or Alex Morgan.
This time it was the federation and all the internationals as a whole that published a statement in which they clarified their position of tolerance and respect for this and other types of groups. They didn’t mention Korbin Albert, but there was no need. “The women’s soccer community is a community of joy, kindness and love. We have worked to ensure that our community is safe, inclusive and welcoming for all. As allies and members of the LGBTQIA+ community, the efforts to that will not stop,” the statement said..
And he continues: “Across the country, human rights are being stripped away. LGBTQIA+ rights are human rights. Trans rights are human rights. Today and every day the players of the national team will defend those rights. “
Source: La Verdad
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