Former U.S. soccer player Megan Rapinoe is defending Zambian soccer player Barbra Banda, who recently became embroiled in controversy over her mysteriously higher testosterone levels than the average woman.
Banda, 24, missed out on the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations in Zambia after the BBC named her its Footballer of the Year due to questions about her gender and testosterone levels. , reported that it caused a controversy in the UK. daily mail.
Banda joined the Orlando Pride and helped the team win the National Women's Soccer League title, but she also played for Zambia's Olympic soccer team this year, spurring her selection for the BBC honor.
In response to Banda's criticism, Rapinoe sided with Banda and jumped into Imbroglio.
Rapinoe praised Banda on Instagram, writing, “You have excited, entertained, and inspired us and the world all year long. As with all your successes, this is well-deserved. You stand taller than the little people who are trying to tear you down.”
“I couldn't be more proud of the way you, as women's soccer players, are taking the game to new heights. “We love you, baby,” Rapinoe wrote, adding: “And all the hateful little people out there, hate, hate, jumping off, everybody's sad.”
Not everyone supports Vanda. harry potter For example, reporter JK Rowling criticized the BBC for naming Banda as player of the year, accusing the British television company of spitting in a woman's face.
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