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21st August 2023
09:13am BST

The comments sparked anger from many, with one person responding: “What in the world is wrong with you? If you wouldn’t write this after a men’s final don’t write it after a women’s final. Losing or winning a world cup final is a big moment in someone’s life. People are allowed to have emotions.” Another said: “Why is it over-emotional when it’s women’s football?” A third labelled Morgan an “absolute disgrace,” whilst others described the joke as “patronising” and “chauvinistic.” But some said the response to the joke was exactly what Morgan was looking for. When one person pointed out that “men are emotional about football, and not told to calm down,” someone replied: “That’s literally the joke.”Seem to be a lot of very over-emotional women on here right now. Calm down, it’s only a game of football…(?)
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) August 20, 2023
After the final, Morgan tweeted: “BREAKING: Our women can’t bring it home either. Good effort @Lionesses but the better team won. Congrats to Spain.” Related articles:Excuse me/us? Telling us to calm down? How rude of you. Men are emotional about football, and not told to calm down. You do not own our emotions!
— Tina Martin (@CyberneticistB) August 20, 2023
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