Pastor Franklin Graham, the evangelical leader, said that the US Women’s National Football Team (USWNT) focused more on “political awakening” than games after its unexpected defeat on Monday.
Billy Graham is the chairman of the Billy Graham Evangelism Association and the aid organization Samaria Wallet. He accepted Twitter Criticizing USWNT after losing 1-0 to Canada at the Tokyo Olympics in Japan on Monday.
The semifinal defeat was the first time that the Canadian team won the USWNT game since 2001, which means that the team will miss the gold medal in this year’s game, even though they are still fighting for the bronze medal.The U.S. team has entered Olympic Games As the world’s number one women’s football team.
Graham wrote on Twitter: “The U.S. Women’s Olympic Football Team lost to Canada for the first time in 20 years. I think many people have seen it come.”
He wrote: “They seem to have lost their attention, but are more concerned with political awakening and using the Olympic arena to advance their agenda.”
Graham seems to be referring to the team’s decision to kneel on one knee before this year’s Olympic games.
USWNT received Some conservatives strongly criticize the kneeProponents of kneeling thought this was a statement against racism, but critics accused kneeling before the game as a gesture of political division.
Several other women’s football teams Still injured his knee during the gameIncluding the United Kingdom, Chile and New Zealand.Canada Team Join the U.S. Kneel on one knee before Monday’s game.
The American women’s football team lost to Canada for the first time in 20 years. I think many people have seen it. It seems that they have lost their attention and are more focused on political awakening and using the Olympic arena to advance their agenda. https://t.co/Zp2M46LizB
-Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) August 3, 2021
USWNT injured a knee before the first Olympic game against Sweden on July 21, and they were unexpectedly defeated by the Swedish team, leading to claims that the team was too sober to win.
Former president Donald Trump She said at a rally on July 26: “Awakening makes you lost, ruined your mind, ruined you as a person. You become distorted. You become crazy. The American women’s football team is what is happening. A good example of it.”
American women’s football star Megan Rapinoe tells National Broadcasting Corporation on Monday The team’s loss to Canada is “terrible” And said it was “[o]Obviously not our best game. “
“This is not our best game. We didn’t have it today. We made too many mistakes. I think the space is there. We just can’t get in,” Rapino said.
“We never want to lose to Canada. I think I never lose to Canada. There is still a lot of competition. This is what I told the girls. This is not the color we want, but there is still a medal online. Terrible, “she says.
However, if the USWNT can win the next game against Australia on Thursday, they can still rank third and win the bronze medal, while Sweden and Canada will advance to the final on Friday.
Weekly newspaper American Football has been asked to comment.
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