Luka Modric is the best player in the world. Good for him. Kylian Mbappe is the best youngster in the world. Good for him too. However, do you know that Ada Hegerberg won the first ever women's Ballon d'Or award? Well, you know now. However, no one would ever talk about it if not for DJ Martin Solveig who screwed up big time by asking Hegerber if she knew how to twerk right after Hegerberg won the biggest individual award in football. That only shows how little do people care about women's football. I am not here to judge if it is wrong or right but I am sure that what Solveig did was amazingly stupid and bad.
Martin Solveig will probably write a book "How to Destroy Your Career in One Sentence" after yesterday. It was one of the most awkward moments in Ballon d'Or history, and I believe that everyone in the audience felt ashamed after hearing Martin Solveig talking sexist bullshit.
I am usually against that third wave feminism when women fight for the sake of fighting, but this time, I must say, Martin Solveig did wrong. It also shows that the sports world is extremely divided between men and women. A lot of men still think that women are no good for sports and should rather spend time twerking in clubs. That's sad. Also, Solveig's remark totally destroyed the moment for Ada Hegerberg who answered "no" and rushed down the stage faster than Mbappe runs.
Of course, I am not saying that we all should start watching women's football and paying them as much as men players get. Why? Well, mainly because women's football is quite boring to watch and it will never attract the same audiences as men's football. That's a fact. Why do we pay superstars so much money? Because they sell tickets and bring back even more money. That's how business works, and there can be no sentiments. Of course, I wouldn't mind if women got paid as much as men, but it won't happen because they cannot provide the same amount of entertainment as men and we all know the obvious reasons why. Is it fair? It probably is. Masses choose what they like, and masses pay to the ones they like.
However, I do respect women football players just as much as I respect men players. First of all, if you want to be a professional it doesn't matter if you are male or female, you have to train hard every day and sacrifice your life for the sake of the game. It requires just as much will, talent, and determination for a woman to become the best in the world as it does for any men (Messi, Ronaldo or whoever else). Ada Hegerberg, even though I have never seen her play, is the true talent and no one should ever dare to disrespect her.
What do you guys think of that atrocious Solveig's question? I personally don't like it. But hey, if women started twerking after each scored goal, maybe more people would watch it? Too soon?
Another thing that bugs me is how in the world could Martin Solveig think that asking Ada if she could twerk after she won the biggest award in her career was the right decision? How stupid is that? Solveig tried to say that he was joking and people did not understand it. Well, I guess he won't understand why so many people choose not to come to his concerts.
As for Ada Hegerberg, there is always a bright side of life - at least every football fan in the world knows who she is now. And she deserves that. Of course, the circumstances are not exactly ideal and I hope that all the sexism, racism, and any sort of discrimination in sports won't be tolerated by the world. I hope Ada had a nice celebration, though. Also, do you think that Luka Modric knows how to twerk?
Even though women's football is boring, those women still leave themselves on the pitch and deserve a lot of respect and appreciation. What Martin Solveig did was extremely shameful. I hope that people all over the world will learn from this thing.
Or maybe you think it was simply a bad joke and people are overreacting? I would love to hear your ideas about this blunder.
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