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So, what’s going wrong with the Union? How nervous should they be? Today, Carol and Dave take a look at the Philly team. Also, is it controversial when female athletes swear? And finally, since last week we decided to give you some lighthearted fare about sexism, this week we’re going to tackle the issue of racism in the game! Surely this is just a simple problem that we can settle with a few minutes conversation, right? Okay, maybe not. But let’s talk about it anyway.

Here’s the article by Stephanie McCaffery about swearing:

http://www.sportingchic.com/features-1/2017/4/30/we-need-to-stop-fueling-the-stereotype-that-swearing-in-womens-sports-is-taboo

And an article about Sulley Muntari getting yellow carded for abuse, and the racism problem in soccer:

http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2017/5/3/15532256/sulley-muntari-suspension-pescara-cagliari-serie-a-racist

And finally, two takes on The Save:

MLSsoccer.com

And Soundersfc.com (narrated by Kasey Keller)