Montry Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Woman signs for Mexico men's team A woman footballer is joining a national men's league side in Mexico - a move which would be a first in the sport in North and Central America. Striker Maribel Dominguez - who has scored 42 goals in 43 games for the national women's team - has signed for Celaya, a club official confirmed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4101043.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Maybe Yallop can sign Sinclair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettermirror Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 women's scoring stats are soooooo inflated. i say this because there are soooo many bad women's teams. so many games are 5-1, 6-0. scoring 42 in 43 against teams like costa rica, and guam in the women's game really doesn't mean much, does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timotas Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 Not trying to be sexiest... but this is surely for publicity. Womens and Mens soccer are two completely different sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Timotas Not trying to be sexiest... but this is surely for publicity. Womens and Mens soccer are two completely different sports. Wow! can I quote you. I am sure you are the first person that shares my view that women and men soccer are completely different sports. I am so glad I am not alone any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 Gee, a much bigger fuss was made when Perugia talked about doing this, but now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amacpher Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 quote:Originally posted by DJT Gee, a much bigger fuss was made when Perugia talked about doing this, but now? It should be pointed out that we're talking about a second-division side in Mexico. A big drop down from serie A (but still 7 trillion miles ahead of any women's league). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 FIFA rejects request to sign female soccer player By MORGAN LEE, Associated Press Writer December 19, 2004 MEXICO CITY (AP) -- World soccer's governing body rejected the signing of a female player by a professional men's team in Mexico. ``There must be a clear separation between men's and women's football,'' FIFA said from its Swiss headquarters Sunday. Maribel Dominguez signed a two-year deal Wednesday with the second-division club Celaya, which deferred to FIFA on whether a woman could play in the league. FIFA's executive committee denied the move during a weekend meeting. ``This is laid down in league football and in international matches by the existence of gender-specific competitions and the laws of the game, and FIFA's regulations do not provide for any exceptions,'' the committee said in a statement. Dominguez scored 45 goals in 46 games for the Mexican women's national team and played one season in the Women's United Soccer Association in the United States. The 5-foot-4 Dominguez would have been outweighed by 65 pounds by some players in the First Division-A, Mexico's second division. She said she was beginning a special training regimen to add weight before next month's season opener. After the signing, the decision was met by approval as well as concern. Former men's national team coach Manuel Lapuente recalled what his father had told him: ``You don't touch a woman even with a rose petal. ... Imagine how I'm supposed to face a woman and have to slide into her. Well, what am I going to do?'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Boy Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 quote:Originally posted by beachesl ... Imagine how I'm supposed to face a woman and have to slide into her. Well, what am I going to do?'' he didn't actually say that did he? [:0] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 quote:Originally posted by amacpher It should be pointed out that we're talking about a second-division side in Mexico. A big drop down from serie A (but still 7 trillion miles ahead of any women's league). I think I spoke too soon. Do I note a certain disdain towards women's leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_Yank Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 quote:Originally posted by The Ref I think I spoke too soon. Do I note a certain disdain towards women's leagues. It's not disdain. Women's soccer doesn't approach the level of men's soccer. It never will. Fans like to be awed to talents such as Rolando (both of them), Zidene, Henry, etc....I've never seen a female player who could match their skill level or ability to entertain. The physical differences are too great to overcome. This doesn't mean they women's soccer is entertaining or that female players can't be skillfull. Just that coed leagues would never work at the pro level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Robin Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Good publicity. Hockey did it with Hayley Wickenheiser (sp?) playing 2nd division hockey in Finland or Manon Rheaume playing goal in a preseason NHL game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Berton Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 "I remember in about 1970, Lee Trevino was telling me that he'd never golf against a woman because they just never looked at the game of golf the same way as men do. Well, he tried once, and boy did he fail miserably. Then, about 15 years ago, we found out Nancy Lopez (who tells a ribald joke as good as the next guy) had not only the drive and determination, but she also totally p-whipped her husband, ex-New York Met Ray Knight. Turned out she was way more competitive than Lee could ever be and he wilted under the pressure of their friendly little game. She also took four bills off of him, too, which I think was even more humiliating. The motto? We learned Nancy could drink us all under the table and beat us at 18 holes. Kind of frightening, really." --- Chi Chi Rodriguez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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