Matildas condemn misogynistic comments by radio host about Australian women's soccer team

Australia defender Ellie Carpenter, foreground, dribbles during the first half of a group stage match against the United States in the SheBelieves Cup women's soccer tournament, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Glendale, Ariz.

Australia defender Ellie Carpenter, foreground, dribbles during the first half of a group stage match against the United States in the SheBelieves Cup women's soccer tournament, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Samantha Chow)


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SYDNEY — The Matildas have joined in the heavy criticism of a commercial radio host's misogynistic and crass comments about Australia's national women's soccer team. The host has since been taken off-air. The Matildas, coming off losses to Japan and the United States in the SheBelieves Cup, were the subject of a bizarre and offensive rant by comedian and host Marty Sheargold on his Triple M radio program this week. Among other things, he described the players as high schoolers with "all the infighting and all the friendship issues" and asked his co-hosts if they had "any men's sports" to talk about.

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