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joeybee12

(56,177 posts) Tue Nov 18, 2014, 02:49 PM Nov 2014

A crybaby, roider, fraud, and now a sexist pig [View all]

BARCELONA, Spain -- Rafael Nadal criticized Spain's female Davis Cup captain on Tuesday for feeding a "false and absurd" debate that started when his coach and uncle questioned whether a woman could coach in the men's game.

The 14-time Grand Slam winner struck out at both captain Gala Leon and the Spanish tennis federation.

"It seems strange to me, as Davis Cup captain, that instead of seeking union and harmony between players, captains and the federation, she has incited and fed a debate that is totally false and absurd," Nadal said.

Nadal said federation president Jose Escanuela was in his "right" to appoint Leon captain, but "it seems unfair to me that they have wanted to shift the issue to a place that is evidently a clear issue of populism."

http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/11896499/rafael-nadal-criticizes-spain-davis-cup-captain-false-sexism-debate

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A crybaby, roider, fraud, and now a sexist pig [View all] joeybee12 Nov 2014 OP

:puke: MuseRider Nov 2014 #1

If Rafa is so smart he should retire TBF Nov 2014 #2

There you go. MuseRider Nov 2014 #3

Oh, wait, I thought this was the A-Rod thread... Drum Nov 2014 #4

You've never seen A-Roid and Rafroid in the same place, have you? joeybee12 Nov 2014 #5