Sure, it might seem predictable that there would be equipment issues in the Lingerie Football League, but this is still pretty ridiculous. Twenty members of the Toronto Triumph, including Krista Ford, niece of mayor Rob and daughter of councillor Doug, have now left the team amid complaints of “shoddy” equipment that caused sprained ankles and concussions. (Also, the team had no medical staff.) On top of that, players weren’t exactly confident in their coaching staff—one former player told the Toronto Star that she felt like they were being led by a golf instructor—and the one competent staffer, who players hoped would take over coaching, was effectively fired. Read the entire story [Toronto Star] »
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More than half of Toronto’s Lingerie Football League team resigns over equipment issues
Krista Ford: Lingerie Football League player turned revolutionary
Krista Ford, niece of mayor Rob Ford and daughter of councillor Doug Ford, rocked the sports world yesterday with the news that she was leaving the Lingerie Football League. “It was one of the hardest decisions I’ve had to make thus far, however, I had to stand up for what I felt was right,” she wrote on Facebook. The Toronto Star reports that Ford’s team, the Toronto Triumph, cut four players after losing their first game by a wide margin. Ford and others then quit in protest. But the Star leaves out one crucial detail regarding Ford’s retirement: her decision to use a quotation, often attributed to Malcolm X, in her Facebook post: “A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.” Oh, dear. Read the entire story [Toronto Star] »
Mayor Ford’s niece plans to try out for Lingerie Football League, cements Ford clan’s gridiron cred
The Seattle Mist take on the San Diego Seduction (Image: Ian Clifton)
There’s no doubting that the Ford family loves their football: Mayor Rob has his coaching duties and councillor Doug has his designs on an NFL stadium (complete with monorail). Now Doug’s daughter Krista wants in on the action. The Toronto Star is reporting that the 19-year-old “blonde, built linebacker,” whose Twitter profile proclaims “I don’t want to be Barbie, I want to bench-press her,” will be trying out for the Lingerie Football League.
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