USWNT’s Korbin Albert hears boos in Colorado entering match after controversial LGBTQ posts


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U.S. women’s soccer star Korbin Albert heard boos from followers in Colorado Saturday as she subbed right into a sport for Lindsey Horan through the staff’s match towards South Korea.

Albert checked into the match within the 71st minute. 

Albert didn’t rating within the 4-0 win over South Korea, however the boos have been one thing she’d heard earlier than, courting again to the staff’s look towards Japan within the SheBelieves Cup in April.

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South Korea midfielder Ji Soyun (10) dribbles towards United States midfielder Korbin Albert (5) throughout a match June 1, 2024. (Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photos)

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The ire stemmed from Albert’s posts on the LGBTQ+ group.

In accordance with The Athletic, one TikTok video she reposted included a sermon that stated being homosexual and “feeling transgender” is improper.

In accordance with the report, one other surfaced screenshot confirmed Albert liking an Instagram submit mocking Megan Rapinoe’s damage accompanied by the assertion, “God taking time without work performing miracles to verify Megan Rapinoe sprains her ankle in her ultimate ever sport.” 

She confronted criticism from Rapinoe over the posts on the time.

Korbin Albert in Colorado for training

Korbin Albert of the US throughout USWNT coaching at Prentup Subject Might 30, 2024 in Boulder, Colo. (Brad Smith/ISI Pictures/USSF/Getty Photos for USSF)

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Albert provided an apology for the posts however nonetheless has heard boos.

She entered the match whereas she wore the U.S. ladies’s soccer staff’s LGBTQ+ pleasure jersey. The staff wore it to kick off Pleasure Month in June.

The win additionally marked Emma Hayes’ first victory as coach of the U.S. staff. She took over after main Chelsea to seven FA Girls’s Tremendous League titles.

Korbin Albert dribbles

Korbin Albert of the US dribbles throughout USWNT coaching at Prentup Subject Might 28, 2024, in Boulder, Colo. (Brad Smith/ISI Pictures/USSF/Getty Photos for USSF)

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In Saturday’s match, Mallory Swanson and Tierna Davidson every scored two objectives.

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