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Steven Cohen on his last legs.
Do you think Steven Cohen will be taken off the air at World Soccer Daily? If so who do you see as a worthy replacement? The relentless pressure LFC supporters are putting on his sponsors is hurting him where it hurts… His pocket. Now he is taking donations from listeners to keep him on the air. From the looks of it, if he looses two more sponsors Cohen is history. There is no doubt he has been the voice of American footie fans for decent tenure. The sport has grown significantly in the US since he started his hate filled rants. Do you mean to tell me Steven Cohen is the best we have? There is no other pundit or talk show host in America that can run a successful daily soccer radio show without insulting innocent tragically killed LFC supporters. This boycott is bigger than LFCNY, NYC Kopites or Liverpool FC.
It's about respect for human life and the families of the 96 that were lost on that fateful night at Hillsborough. It's about having a prudent soccer ambassador in the United States that doesn’t just talk to hear himself speak.
I want to believe the American audience is too smart to continue to fall for the shenanigans of Steven Cohen. I understand the rants of a sports talk show host are to be bias and opinionated if the show is to be successful. If you have listened to his show in the past or have fallen victim to this latest scandal and just picked it up, you know that the man is a Chelsea supporter and hates Liverpool FC. I have no beef about negative LFC banter. Talk all you want about the team its players and management. I embrace criticism even if it comes from the opposition. The issue is not that he hates LFC or that he constantly trashes them any chance he gets with his whining high pitched rants. The facts are that he has made a mockery and of a terrible tragedy that has affected Liverpudlians, all football supporters and humanity. Hillsborough was an incident that propelled the sport to reevaluate the way its hosts football events. Only a coward dishonors innocent people that can't defend themselves. Freedom of speech is the fundamental notion that Cohen bases his argument on. However, when you are a public figure and ambassador (by default) to a sport in a country you have a social corporate responsibility to your audience, management and your sponsors.
Steven can say what ever he wants but not whenever he wants.
He does not like the colors, accents and songs of Scouser pride. That's fine. Realize fans of the same sport you love so much died in a horrific accident caused by unprepared hosts in a stadium. The fact is that Cohen let his utter hatred for a "team" get the better of him. The immature clouded convoluted perception of the truth is fueled by a hatred for a football team. Cohen himself stated many times a football team or game is nothing to fight over. I agree. He picked this fight for all the wrong reasons. The dead brothers and sisters that we lost in Hillsborough is a fight worth fighting. The malicious hateful comments transcend the sport and have irritated not just Liverpool supporters but all football fans that have an appreciation for life. That life that he loves and lives to the fullest is the same that the 96 no longer enjoy. Please don't let Steven Cohen continue to spread ignorance and hate to American Soccer fans.
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