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Tony Romo Is A Secret Soccer Freak. Pass It On...
Posted 08 Mar 2010 at 09:25 AM by Ollie Irish
I have long suspected that American sports stars - the quarterbacks, the home-run hitters, the slam-dunkers, the puck-masters, the lacrosse wizards (ha) - were hiding a secret passion for soccer, so hearty thanks to uber-jock Tony Romo for inadvertently confirming said suspicion.
Tony Romo - Jockus Erectus
Gossip site TMZ revealed recently that Romo, starting quarterback for Dallas Cowboys and former arm candy of talent vacuum Jessica Simpson, gets his kicks in the NFL off season by competing in "an adult recreational soccer league".
(Btw, surely we can drop the words "adult" and "recreational" here? I know Romo's not playing against nine-year-old girls, and I know he's not doing it for anything but recreation. Let's go with "soccer league".)
TMZ confirmed that "Romo participates in an indoor 6-on-6 league in Texas - a league that even requires players to sign an injury waiver ... even though slide tackling and the use of cleats are strictly forbidden."
Romo may not be much of a mover but he seems to know where the goal is, as this very shaky clip shows:
TMZ's 'scoop' (I use the word loosely) was not that a macho QB-type like Romo would enjoy playing a girly game like soccer, but that doing so might jeopardise his multi-million dollar Cowboys contract, perversely because of the threat of "serious injury". The Cowboys spiked that angle by claiming they knew all along that Tony played soccer in the off-season, and basketball too, and it's no big deal so kindly go back to running stories about Tiger Woods and Jacko.
If soccer Stateside is a bit like Glee club, then it's just great that Romo has been outed as one of the uncool kids - only please don't throw a slushie in his face, people of Texas.
Tony Romo - Jockus Erectus
Gossip site TMZ revealed recently that Romo, starting quarterback for Dallas Cowboys and former arm candy of talent vacuum Jessica Simpson, gets his kicks in the NFL off season by competing in "an adult recreational soccer league".
(Btw, surely we can drop the words "adult" and "recreational" here? I know Romo's not playing against nine-year-old girls, and I know he's not doing it for anything but recreation. Let's go with "soccer league".)
TMZ confirmed that "Romo participates in an indoor 6-on-6 league in Texas - a league that even requires players to sign an injury waiver ... even though slide tackling and the use of cleats are strictly forbidden."
Romo may not be much of a mover but he seems to know where the goal is, as this very shaky clip shows:
TMZ's 'scoop' (I use the word loosely) was not that a macho QB-type like Romo would enjoy playing a girly game like soccer, but that doing so might jeopardise his multi-million dollar Cowboys contract, perversely because of the threat of "serious injury". The Cowboys spiked that angle by claiming they knew all along that Tony played soccer in the off-season, and basketball too, and it's no big deal so kindly go back to running stories about Tiger Woods and Jacko.
If soccer Stateside is a bit like Glee club, then it's just great that Romo has been outed as one of the uncool kids - only please don't throw a slushie in his face, people of Texas.
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Lol... a lot a PO American's.Posted 08 Mar 2010 at 09:31 AM by ArrrrPirate 
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Yeah, this totally dispels the notion in the U.S that soccer players are prima-donna/pretty-boy/soft/panty-waste's.
LOL
This is NOT helping our cause.Posted 08 Mar 2010 at 09:31 AM by TabLalas
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Oh yeah, and the Cowboy's suck too.
Posted 08 Mar 2010 at 09:33 AM by TabLalas
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Lebron would make a great keeper, no? Huge, tattooed, athletic.Posted 08 Mar 2010 at 09:35 AM by patricksp
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Shit, i just edited your comment out by mistake. Something about chad someone liking soccer? Sorry dude!!Quote:Originally Posted by patricksp
oops.Posted 08 Mar 2010 at 09:40 AM by Ollie Irish
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Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett are supposedly big soccer fans as well. And unlike Romo, they have a championship to their name in their sport.
Posted 08 Mar 2010 at 09:55 AM by Belgian guy
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LeBron would be good at just about anything. He's one of the rare ones whose athleticism would enable him to learn most skills much more easily and quickly than even other "standard" elite athletes.Quote:Originally Posted by patricksp
Lebron would make a great keeper, no? Huge, tattooed, athletic.
Hell, I wouldn't be shocked if Anderson Varejao played some pickup in the offseason either when he goes back to Brazil or even up here. That cat has some pretty damn good balance and body control, which is why he can put himself in position to take charges all the damn time and keep the ball alive on seemingly lost rebound causes.Posted 08 Mar 2010 at 09:56 AM by Timon19
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Chad Ochocinco, big fan, public fan.
The disturbing thing here is...what the hell are you doing watching TMZ? Click that link and support everything that's wrong with the world (okay, not everything, genocide is bad too, but almost everything).Posted 08 Mar 2010 at 09:57 AM by uniteo 
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Nothing supposed about Kobe. He grew up in Italy, so he saw some good footy growing up, and is a passionate Barcelona fan.
Garnett is a Chelsea fan, and has some special basketball shoes with the Chelsea lion on them if I recall correctly.Posted 08 Mar 2010 at 10:08 AM by grant.alpaugh
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Dude is Mexican after all
Posted 08 Mar 2010 at 10:11 AM by Black Francis
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