I’m the first to admit that women’s football is not my most favourite sport and I certainly don’t follow it but it was hard to disregard this particular story. The antics of Elizabeth Lambert’s on-pitch behaviour may very well score a goal in increasing fans and YouTube ratings but for me, it just doesn’t do it.
A match commentator was heard uttering the words “This is unbelievable, this is what is it.” I completely agree. I can’t believe her ladette behaviour went unpunished until the 77th minute – perhaps Sir Alex Ferguson should show this to the referees to justify his remarks last month. More surprising is the rest of her team appear so unfazed by her abrupt reactions to everything that I wonder whether her excuse of her emotions getting in the way is simply that, an excuse and not a true apology.
Lambert’s been named as “The world’s most dangerous player” and I can’t think whether Lambert’s antics has hindered Women’s Football as a respectable sport, encourage the use if violence as a poor role model or indeed brought much needed publicity to women’s football – there’s no such thing as bad publicity right!?
