by Declan Hayes, Strategic Culture:

First off, congratulations to all the participants in the Women’s World Cup for bringing such joy to so many. And a very special hat tip to the women of the Philippines for beating the Kiwis, one of the tournament’s favourites. And, of course, to the women of Vietnam, whose grandmothers and great grandmothers sacrificed so very much for them.

And, most especially, to the women of Morocco. Morocco? Prior to them getting a 6-0 drubbing by Germany, all the voyeurs of MI6’s BBC could ask them about was how many of their team members were lesbians and how many lesbians there were in Morocco. The look on the captain of the Morocco team said it all: who let these sex-obsessed BBC perverts into the press conference?