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ASN Morning Read: Mix Fires Back at Abby
After Abby Wambach made comments about the U.S. men having a "bunch of foreign guys," the Norwegian-born midfielder took to Instagram to respond; The Copa America schedule is (kind of) out.
BY
Jesse Yomtov
Posted
December 18, 2015
8:00 AM
December 18, 2015
8:00 AM
- Mix Diskerud wasn’t exactly pleased with Abby Wambach after she criticized Jurgen Klinsmann for bringing in a “bunch of foreign guys.” Here’s some of his response:
“Think about who you try to disenfranchise. Because if you see us as the group to disenfranchise, then at least let it be known who we are.
“Stats and history will show - ‘our group’ has more than others produced volunteer and defending soldiers for what, by us, is willingly chosen and gathered to be worth protecting: Your nation. Wish you would accept it as ours too. I know we're not quite equal.”
- The schedule was released for next summer’s Copa America, with the United States, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico being the top seeds and the Americans playing in the tournament’s opener, on June 3 at Levi’s Stadium. Their other group games are in Chicago and Philadelphia.
- Klinsmann on Jordan Morris: "He has to decide what is his next step. His next step obviously has to be becoming a professional. It’s not an easy decision for him."
- The U.S. women snapped the World Cup drought in 2015 and Wambach retired, but they must quickly shift focus to the 2016 Olympics, looking to defend their gold medal streak.