British media personality Piers Morgan criticized the way in which the U.S. women’s national soccer team celebrated its World Cup victory, and scored a spectacular own goal in the process.
Morgan tweeted Tuesday:
Jeez....I’m all for celebrating success but the insufferable smuggery of this lot is becoming very, very annoying.. https://t.co/4VaZvXg8TN
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 9, 2019
Morgan’s criticism was in response to a video of the team’s players singing Queen’s 1977 hit “We Are The Champions” soon after returning to the U.S. It was his latest attack on the team, whose players he has repeatedly berated for politicizing the tournament.
Ms Rapinoe sure does love herself. Can’t wait to see our Lionesses dent that stupendous ego. pic.twitter.com/w5FzcnXvGQ
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 28, 2019
Or is she just really woke, smug & irritating? https://t.co/6uRsYeEKbx
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 29, 2019
*NEW: You're cocky, smug, ruthless prima donnas @alexmorgan13 @mPinoe - but you're winners & I doff my tea-drinking pinky finger to you.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 3, 2019
My column: https://t.co/iOBP9IjTO5 pic.twitter.com/l1vJIXjgUH
The arrogance of this is breathtaking. Try winning it first, Ms Rapinoe - then inform us of your latest tiresome political activism. https://t.co/bgvqEViHkL
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 6, 2019
Critics, including One Direction singer Niall Horan, were quick to call Morgan out over the quip:
What about your smuggery?
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) July 9, 2019
In all honesty they should feel proud they won the WORLD CUP however from my observation men behave like this all the time in sports and the same is not said about them in general .....#justsaying
— Jo Frost (@Jo_Frost) July 9, 2019
— Matt Spencer (@mspenc21) July 9, 2019
"Jeez... I'm all for celebrating success—except for strong, confident, talented women who threaten my fragile hold on masculinity and expose my Olympic-level hypocrisy."
— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) July 9, 2019
Fixed it for you.
How much does @piersmorgan annoy you? THIS MUCH! pic.twitter.com/cvY1i3OCkX
— Jerry Avenaim (@avenaim) July 9, 2019
Yes, they’ve been celebrating for two days. Imagine if a country won a world cup in 1966 and went on about it for 53 years. That would be very annoying...
— Rhys Ffrancon (@RhysFfrancon) July 9, 2019
this tweet is referring to itself
— mysteremry (@jasonemry) July 10, 2019
Go win the World Cup. Then talk.
— AltHomelandSecurity🇺🇸 (@AltHomelandSec) July 9, 2019
Piers, baby, you should smile more sweetheart!!
— Naveed Jamali (@NaveedAJamali) July 9, 2019
If they liked Trump you would revel in their “smugness.” Also, if they were men you wouldn’t think it was smug.
— AltEPA (@ActualEPAFacts) July 9, 2019
They just repeated as World Cup champions and you don’t expect them to celebrate when they get home? Don’t be butt-hurt over it. Hang it up man
— 🔴⚪️Arsenal FC Boston (@Arsenal_Boston) July 10, 2019
You celebrated a Soccer Aid trophy like it was the Champions League Piers you hypocrit. pic.twitter.com/H2JVkmJI3S
— KloppReign (@ReignKlopp) July 9, 2019
— MikeG (@YouHateToSeeIt0) July 9, 2019
You keep being very, very annoyed and the #USWNT will keep winning. That way everybody will have their own lane.
— Pitt Griffin (@pittgriffin) July 9, 2019
Or maybe the English could win something. (1966 is a long time ago)
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