USWNT co-captain Lindsey Horan has criticized US soccer fans in an interview with the Athletic, questioning their knowledge of the game.
“American soccer fans, most of them aren’t smart,” Horan said. “They don’t know the game. They don’t understand. [But] it’s getting better and better.
Horan has been the national team captain since 2023. She splits captaincy duty with Alex Morgan but wears the armband when the two are on the pitch together.
“I’m going to piss off some people, but the game is growing in the US. People are more and more knowledgable, but so much of the time people take what the commentators say, right? My mom does it! My mom says, ‘[Commentator and former…