First home game for the San Diego FC, big turnout, big parties, costumes. Dunno if the St. Louis team is supposed to be any good or not, but among all the clamor there was a game. Final score...........drum roll............0-0. And the star player injured a hamstring. And the Mexican fans got into trouble for chanting "Puto" apparently in taunting insult to the goalkeeper. Time for real baseball yet? Pickleball? Curling?
The OUTSIDE of her right foot. That is so hard to do with that power and precision. The back injury is worrisome but she might outclass the achievements of her dad.
Clapton CFC Women players on the pitch at Maidstone with Palestine flags
A regional cup final was abandoned on Sunday because the venue’s management allegedly objected to the presence of Palestine flags in the stands.
Clapton Community Football Club Women were leading 2-0 in the London and South East Regional Women’s Football League Trophy final against Dulwich Hamlet Reserves at Maidstone United’s Gallagher Stadium when the match was called off.
Clapton said a representative of Maidstone United approached supporters around 20 minutes into the match and demanded they stop waving a Palestinian flag. He also objected to a banner among the Dulwich supporters, which read: “Show genocide the red card”.
Both teams' fans
The two teams were offered the opportunity to play on behind closed doors, but Clapton declined. Instead, the club said, both sets of fans then came together “in solidarity with the Palestinian people, singing more songs and holding up our banners in support of trans women and the Palestine people, respectively.”
In a statement issued on behalf of the team, Clapton said: “Today, 32 women were denied the opportunity to play the L&SERWFL Trophy final.
“About 20 minutes into the match, both Clapton and Dulwich supporters were approached by a representative of Maidstone United, Gallagher Stadium owners. He demanded that our supporters must stop waving the Palestinian flag, and the Dulwich supporters must take down their banner which read ‘Show genocide the red card’.
“After both groups of supporters refused, he called the officials together and communicated that we could not use the ground while both the Palestinian flag and the banner were displayed.
Clapton CFC Women players show their appreciation to their fans while waving Palestine flags (above and below)
“Our given options were to 1) play the game behind closed doors or 2) to abandon the game. Clapton’s players chose to abandon the game. Both sets of fans then came together in solidarity with the Palestinian people, singing more songs and holding up our banners in support of trans women and the Palestine people, respectively.
“Our players and supporters are united in their support and concern for Palestinians who are being bombed daily. Showing that support with a flag or banner is no reason to abandon a cup final.” ...
FREE PALESTINE!
Would the game have been cancelled if fans were waving Israeli flags?
