Footy club publishes outrageously sexist article slamming the ‘carry on’ around women’s soccer and asking ‘who’s meant to clean the kitchen’ when the Matildas play
Footy club publish scandalous sexist article criticizing the ‘nagging’ around women’s football, asking ‘who should clean the kitchen’ when the Matildas play
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A South Australian football club has apologized after publishing a sexist article in its newsletter criticizing women’s football and asking who will clean the kitchen when the Matildas play.
The Aussies’ games at the Women’s World Cup have become the most-watched sporting events in decades, but it seems not everyone is a fan.
The Imperial Football Club in The River Murray League published an op-ed in their latest newsletter joking about the historic moment for women’s sport.
‘How is women’s football doing?’, the opinion piece begins.
“Albo, big whip teasing us with a PH (holiday). The question is whether women should play prime time on Wednesday evenings.
The club said the article (pictured) had been published in the official newsletter by ‘mistake’
Daily Mail Australia does not imply that any of the players depicted were involved in the publication of the controversial article in question
‘Who should clean the kitchen? Uber Eats would have been busy.”
Club president Jack Daniels told ABC news that the article was published in error and that the board of the club did not consider it appropriate.
“It was a mistake and we apologise,” he said on behalf of the club.
The article’s existence came to light shortly after the Matildas were handed the keys to the city of Brisbane on Sunday.
The Australian national team has broken TV viewing records, sold out stadiums and changed the sport forever in their stunning success at the tournament and the ceremony is likely to be the first of many for skipper Sam Kerr and her teammates.
The news of the honor comes shortly after Anthony Albanese announced that women’s sport in Australia will receive a $200 million boost after the team gave the country “a moment of national inspiration”.
The Prime Minister also announced the appointment of an expert panel of former female athletes to help design the program, including Liz Ellis, Lauren Jackson, Madison de Rozario and Tal Karp.
“This is an important announcement so that women and girls across Australia can have the facilities and support they need to choose a sport they love and be able to take part,” Albanese said.
The Matildas matches at the Women’s World Cup became the most watched TV events across Australia in decades
“We’re going to see an explosion in participation in sports, which is why this $200 million will make a difference.”
On Sunday, pop star Nikki Webster surprised the Matildas by performing her hit song Strawberry Kisses after the players received the key to the city.
The stars – who adopted the tune as their unofficial team anthem during the World Cup – were thrilled with her performance and began jubilantly dancing together, with star striker Sam Kerr and goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold even sharing the microphone with Nikki.
The Matildas were delighted to finally relax after a grueling finals campaign that saw them finish fourth after losing to Sweden on Saturday.