USWNT's Lindsey Horan Walks Back Comments Calling American Fans Dumb: 'Massive Lesson Learned'
USWNT captain Lindsey Horan is walking back comments previously made where she accused American soccer fans of being inept.
As previously reported by OutKick's Mark Harris, the USWNT continued its streak of making idiotic criticisms with Horan's statements.
You can almost forgive Horan's comments based on the USWNT's well-documented lack of common sense; such as crying about income inequality while welcoming biological men to compete against women.
Lindsey Horan seems to be taking on the void left by Megan Rapinoe. (Photo by Brad Smith/USSF/Getty Images for USSF)
In her previous conversation with The Athletic, Horan kicked American fans for "not knowing the game" and lacking "smarts" … as if watching the American women lose the World Cup was that hard to comprehend.
Horan said the following:
"American soccer fans, most of them aren't smart. They don't know the game. They don't understand. [But] it's getting better and better."
Her comments got … dumber.
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"I’m gonna piss off some people," Horan added, "but the game is growing in the U.S. People are more and more knowledgeable, but so much of the time people take what the commentators say, right? My mom does it! My mom says, ‘Julie Foudy said you had such a good game!’ And I’m here, just going, ‘I was fu-king sh-t today.’"
It took a while for Horan to realize that insulting her fans was an idiotic move.
Horan chalked the criticisms to miscommunication … she delivered her apology on Thursday during a conference call for the upcoming CONCACAF W Gold Cup.
BERGEN, NORWAY - Lindsey Horan of Olympique Lyonnais during the UEFA Women's Champions League group stage match between SK Brann and Olympique Lyonnais at Asane Arena on December 21, 2023. (Photo by Alex Pantling - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)
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"First and foremost, I would like to apologize to our fans," Horan shared during the call. "Some of my comments were poorly expressed and there was a massive lesson learned for me.
She added, "When I think about our fans, I love them so much. This team loves them so much and I can't begin to explain how much they mean to us. Every time we step out and train, every time we step out and play in games, we play for you guys and you are our inspiration, you are our motivation and seeing you wearing our jerseys and seeing you screaming our names and chanting 'USA,' that's what we play for.
"And I never wanted to take any of that away. And continuing on that, the soccer culture in America is changing and growing so much in such a positive way."
If it's not Megan Rapinoe speaking nonsense in front of a mic, you can count on Horan to fill that annoying void.
Lindsey Horan, the USWNT co-captain, admitted that the team wasn't prepared for the Women's World Cup. (Photo by Alex Pantling - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
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