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<p>The USWNT beat the Netherlands 2-0 today in the Women&#39;s World Cup. They are officially the champions, but many feel they still aren&#39;t being fully treated as such.</p><p>Soccer star and national treasure Megan Rapinoe has been vocal about the the lack of appreciation and credit the USWNT receives. And last night during a press event, Rapinoe criticized FIFA for scheduling three finals -- including the Women&#39;s World Cup -- today. Rapinoe felt that her team&#39;s game should have been given exclusive attention, as it normally would if it were men playing. She argued, &quot;There are two other finals going on but this is the World Cup final, this is like, cancel-everything day.&quot; She also called the scheduling &quot;ridiculous&quot; and &quot;disappointing.&quot;</p><p>Watch more of what Rapinoe had to say here:</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sunday:<br>—<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIFAWWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIFAWWC</a> final<br>—<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CopaAmerica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CopaAmerica</a> final<br>—<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoldCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoldCup</a> final<br><br>Megan Rapinoe: &quot;That&#39;s a terrible idea to put everything on the same day.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/fGvI4QZQbH">https://t.co/fGvI4QZQbH</a></p>&mdash; B/R Football (@brfootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/brfootball/status/1147543161025310721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>According to an <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/soccer/ct-soccer-megan-rapinoe-world-cup-insult-20190704-ch6lczp2lrc6fe7q4xklijctj4-story.html?__twitter_impression=true" target="_blank">article</a> in <em>The Chicago Tribune, </em>FIFA claimed that the decision to schedule multiple games was made in hopes of boosting viewership. However, CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani told The New York Times that the decision not on purpose and was due to a &ldquo;clerical error.&quot;</p><p>Regardless of the intention, this was, as Rapinoe put it, &quot;a terrible idea, in every way.&quot;</p><p>Meghan Rapinoe wins again.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Megan Rapinoe calls out FIFA for scheduling two other finals on the day of the USWNT World Cup.

The USWNT beat the Netherlands 2-0 today in the Women&#39;s World Cup. They are officially the champions, but many feel they still aren&#39;t being fully treated as such.Soccer star and national treasure Megan Rapinoe has been vocal about the the lack of appreciation and credit the USWNT receives. And last night during a press event, Rapinoe criticized FIFA for scheduling three finals -- including the Women&#39;s World Cup -- today. Rapinoe felt that her team&#39;s game should have been given exclusive attention, as it normally would if it were men playing. She argued, &quot;There are two other finals going on but this is the World Cup final, this is like, cancel-everything day.&quot; She also called the scheduling &quot;ridiculous&quot; and &quot;disappointing.&quot;Watch more of what Rapinoe had to say here:Sunday:—#FIFAWWC final—#CopaAmerica final—#GoldCup finalMegan Rapinoe: &quot;That&#39;s a terrible idea to put everything on the same day.&quot; https://t.co/fGvI4QZQbH&mdash; B/R Football (@brfootball) July 6, 2019 According to an article in The Chicago Tribune, FIFA claimed that the decision to schedule multiple games was made in hopes of boosting viewership. However, CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani told The New York Times that the decision not on purpose and was due to a &ldquo;clerical error.&quot;Regardless of the intention, this was, as Rapinoe put it, &quot;a terrible idea, in every way.&quot;Meghan Rapinoe wins again.

The USWNT beat the Netherlands 2-0 today in the Women&#39;s World Cup. They are officially the champions, but many feel they still aren&#39;t being fully treated as such.  Soccer star and national treasure Megan Rapinoe has been vocal...