There are a significant number of people who are trying to get into sports but are inherently uncomfortable with competition, which is a really odd dynamic.
Nobody is "gatekepeing" anyone from football. Its just fucking nasty that someone can start following the sport 2 weeks ago and they can start throwing around serious accusations about players and teams without knowing shit about the sport.
I don't really go here but I do think it's very telling of their attitudes towards women that they immediately assume because Ludwig told them to stop harassing Rae it must be bc they're in a relationship and not bc Rae is a peer he respects.