SB Nation Plastic fans trying to sound worldly and sophisticated... but can't even get "their" adopted team's moniker right. There's no such German word as "schwartz", it's "schwarz" (black). Dortmund's correct byname is "Schwarz-Gelb" (Black-Yellow). Although Yanks sure as hell love using words like "we" and "us" when it comes to clubs they've heard about a few months ago for the first time.
"Despite not squeaking the ball past the Swiss keeper in the end, his run evoked memories of Maradona against England and Michael Owen against Argentine simply for its brilliance, technique, physical power, and even self-confident arrogance that the greats have. It was a jaw-dropping moment of magic. Liverpool, eat your hearts out."
I have a ragged Dortmund hoodie, and some t-shirts.. mostly because they're entertaining. I've never been to Dortmund, so wouldn't count myself a fan, but I do find the club attractive.. more so when klopp was there. Sent from my VS870 4G using Tapatalk
That said, there are plenty of btches in my neighborhood who "love" the Dallas cowboys and haven't been west nor south of Knoxville, generously.. the bandwagon is strong. Sent from my VS870 4G using Tapatalk
That said, my coolest neighbor is in his fifties now, but has the U ring from like 1987... Sent from my VS870 4G using Tapatalk
I'm not bothered.. marshland will win one more in hoops, before I kick, and my son might be protecting the blind side in the sugar bowl. C'mon, Murdaland... Sent from my VS870 4G using Tapatalk
"MLS underscoring its own credibility by moving on from the Gerrards, Lampards and Drogbas" The article attempts to convey the fairytale that MLS somehow has developed enough pull to move away from overpaid washed-up European stars towards "respected pros from abroad in their primes". However, the only reason for Giovinco to join MLS was the fact that he didn’t have a future with Juventus. None of the better European clubs would have been interested in signing a 28-year-old “talent”. Toronto, on the other hand, gave him a two-year deal and $14.2 million guaranteed - three to four times more than a player of his moderate caliber would earn in Europe. The same goes for Nicolás Lodeiro. There’s no way any South American club would pay him close to the $1.74 million Seattle gives him. Players like Giovinco and Lodeiro becoming instant MLS superstars doesn’t necessarily speak for the league. Giovinco scored 40 goals in 190 Serie A games but needed only 68 MLS games to put it in the back of the net 43 times. And as far as the "markedly better soccer" is concerned, I still think MLS is best watched with Benny Hill music playing in the background. Gotta love these arbitrarily hand-picked stats. Twenty MLS teams averaging slightly higher attendance figures than leagues in two countries with a fifth of the population… what an achievement! Watch out when 1% of the Chinese start attending football games! The comparison of top salaries between Serie A and MLS is not only deliberately deceptive, it’s downright idiotic. Since when are six massively overpaid DPs an indicator for quality? Numbers that draw a clearer picture are median and average salaries as well as player market values. These not so flattering facts, however, have no room in the author’s concoction. Median Salary: Serie A = €500,000 ($529,000) MLS = $117,000 Average Salary: Serie A = €760,000 ($805,000) MLS = $316,777 Average Player Value: Serie A = €4.93 million MLS = €574,000 The stark discrepancy between MLS’ median and average salaries, compared to Serie A, once again reveals its circus league character. Barring a few DPs, the majority of the league doesn’t make more than the assistant groundskeeper at Bayern. For example, in 2016 Toronto FC had a payroll of $22.07 million. The club’s three designated players, Giovinco, Bradley and Altidore, accounted for $18.4 million (83.3%), while the other 24 guys on the roster shared the rest. That’s on par with other retirement leagues in China, India and the Emirates. The only valid indicator for MLS’ quality is its performance in the CONCACAF Champions League. MLS clubs won twice, the last time in 2000, which puts the league (US & Canada) in a shared fifth place, together with Guatemala, Honduras and Trinidad & Tobago. Not exactly the “upper crust” of world football but rather “a league that doesn’t matter much”.
Jordan Morris won NCAA Championship last season, MLS Cup this season, and will lift the World Cup in 2018 #BornToWin @JmoSmooth13 🇺🇸— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) December 11, 2016