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Sexism rears its head at Olympics
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus and it looks as if Kim Sang-Ryul is on another planet altogether after reopening old wounds over who is the fairest of them all when it comes to sport.
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus and it looks as if Kim Sang-Ryul is on another planet altogether after reopening old wounds over who is the fairest of them all when it comes to sport.
Kim is the coach of the South Korean Olympic Games women's hockey team who resigned in disgust claiming men were easier to coach than women.
"Never again will I coach a women's team," said the 57-year-old Kim after South Korea's 3-2 defeat against Germany.
"How can I train them? I can't get inside their heads. When I ask them to do things they never say no, never question, they just say yes. They don't get involved.
"When one player was angry, everybody else goes silent and they slowly go down. Boys are not like that."
His remarks may be controversial but he's not alone.
The former manager of Scottish football team Albion Rovers Paul Hetherston found himself in hot water when he claimed there was no place in the professional game for female referees.
"She should be at home making the tea or the dinner for her man who comes in after he has been to the football," said Hetherston.
"This is a professional man's game. Crucial decisions are being made which affect players and managers."
Women officials in Britain believe they are more than a match for the men.
"There is a degree of condescension," said Janie Frampton who has refereed in England.
"I remember (current Ipswich Town manager) Joe Royle making a comment about women referees not understanding the game because they had never been tackled by a 14-stone man, I thought, 'Who on earth does he think he is?' I've been tackled by a 14-stone woman and that is scary!
