US women's captain Lindsey Horan apologizes after saying American soccer fans 'aren't smart'
U_S_ women’s national team captain Lindsey Horan apologized Thursday for recent comments in which she said American soccer fans “aren’t smart” and they “don’t know the game.”
By AP News
Published - Feb 15, 2024, 11:44 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 15, 2024, 11:44 PM EST
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — U.S. women's national team captain Lindsey Horan apologized Thursday for recent comments in which she said American soccer fans “aren't smart” and they “don't know the game.”
Speaking on a conference call with reporters ahead of the first CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup, Horan said her remarks were “poorly expressed.”
The United States opens the Gold Cup tournament on Tuesday in Carson, California, against an as-yet undetermined opponent.
Horan was quoted in the The Athletic in a recent interview as saying: “American soccer fans, most of them aren’t smart,” she says. “They don’t know the game. They don’t understand. (But) it’s getting better and better.”
