own goal
Thursday, July 02, 2015
I can imagine many futures where Laura Bassett's name will be reviled. Thankfully, none of those futures appears to be happening. Bassett, a 31-year-old veteran of the game who had a strong World Cup, committed one of those wrong place, wrong time own-goals. Own-goals happen all the time. You pound the grass (er, turf) and move on. But this one was #1 on the Wrong Time Scale.
The outpouring of support for Bassett on Twitter and elsewhere was moving. Bassett has nothing to be ashamed of. Neither does the England team. They went farther than expected. For one day, set aside thoughts about the USA-Japan final, and think positive thoughts about England and Laura Bassett.