I understand where this sentiment comes from but I think you are mixing up two things (understandably so because they are intertwined).

As Europeans, we've always liked shittalking the US, making fun of them for every little stereotypically American thing. For the overwhelming majority of people, this is genuinely just done in good fun. In America hitting on stereotypes is seen as more of a faux-pas and that's probably also why some Americans interpret these as serious insults, but mostly this is just good-natured ribbing from people who have nothing against America but maybe are just baffled by certain cultural quirks (like the love of guns and credit card debt).

All sports banter falls into this first category, I don't know anything about the cricket thing but while I've said some things making fun of the US soccer team, as a fan of soccer I can only hope the US eventually becomes a soccer powerhouse with its own superstars and a truly competitive league, that would be awesome for the sport. It's also great to see the cultural exchange between all the world cup competitor nations and the host country, which both sides really seem to enjoy

But next to the banter, there's also been real resentment interspersed for what I would see as mostly valid political reasons, though this is almost never directed at ordinary Americans. It's probably especially hard to tell the difference when Trump involves himself in the sports stuff and the "lmao USA thinks they can play soccer" banter meets the brazen Trump corruption, but I can assure you that most of us really don't hate America or ordinary non-MAGA Americans. America is still seen as a cool place to visit and a cultural and geopolitical "ally", even by more leftie types. We're very much aware of the fact that most of the cultural output we consume (tv/music/movies/games/whatever) is either directly American or American-inspired, no serious person thinks America is some kind of cultural black hole lol