Comments on: MLS star breaks leg celebrating disallowed goal

By: Richard, UK

Richard, UK — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:02:14 +0000

The name gives you a clue to my nationality, thickie.

By: Twon

Twon — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:35:00 +0000

haha, Americans trying to defend their ‘soccer’ league. just admit its shite, we have the decency to admit our basketball league aint up 2 standard lol

By: Richard, UK

Richard, UK — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:23:16 +0000

yoBlad. so people should stop supporting their local teams, unless they’re in the Champions League? Fucking hell. There’s so much wrong with football these days, and people like you are included in that. I guess you support Man Utd and think everything else is useless.

I support Nottingham Forest. I hope we never get in the EPL as it’s total fecking soulless shite, full of money-grabbing cocks.

By: yoBlad

yoBlad — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:47:27 +0000

loooool this guy actually does a spectacular celebration even though he scored in an MLS game. might as well be playing in the mongolian football league. at least score a goal, do a good celebration in a good league

By: haha

haha — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:40:06 +0000

haha mls sucks they can’t even execute a proper backflip celebration!!

By: Big Jill

Big Jill — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:40:47 +0000

hey rob. only an american would say 0-2 to denote the home team first even though everyone you’re talking to knows the result. It is 2-0, or two-nil – never ever 0-2 or zip-two, or two-zip, or two-nothing. ever

By: a non-Ugly American

a non-Ugly American — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:47:55 +0000

(from KSL-TV channel 5 Salt Lake City Web site)

SALT LAKE CITY (Tuesday, September 9, 2008) – Real Salt Lake has announced that FW Fabian Espíndola will miss the next 4-8 weeks due to a *severe right ankle sprain* [emphasis mine] suffered in last Saturday’s 2-2 draw at the Los Angeles Galaxy.

The 23-year old Espíndola, whose five goals in 2008 ties him with fellow forward Robbie Findley for the club’s scoring lead, is expected to be ready for action at some point in mid- to late-October, meaning he could still be available for selection in the closing weeks of the regular season – which ends for RSL on Oct. 25 at the Colorado Rapids – or the MLS Cup Playoffs should RSL qualify for its first postseason berth.

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Oh, FYI: Only a miniscule percentage of MLS players are foreigners over 30 years of age, Ryan. As such, calling MLS “The world’s football retirement home” merely makes you look like an ignorant ass, so you might want to do yourself a favor and actually know something about the topic you’re discussing before you decide to spout off about MLS in the future lest you look like an ignorant ass again.

P.S. — And by the way, Americans (a) are not the only people who use the term “soccer” (see also Australia, Canada, New Zealand, etc.); and (b) did not even invent the term — your own bloody countrymen did! It’s a bastardization of the old abbreviation for association football, “assoc.”; hence “soccer,” much like “rugger” as slang for rugby football. Are you absolutely sure you’re even English, bro? You sure don’t seem to know squat about your own country (which of course is not even a country, but that’s another can of worms entirely!).

By: Richard, UK

Richard, UK — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:11:55 +0000

“Slow paced”?

I’ve watched MLS for a couple of years now and there’s no way it can be called “slow paced”. It’s on par with the Premier league for up and down action. Not as technically skilled (there is still plenty of this though), but the pace is exciting.

Stop being a snob, mate. Yanks can play football/soccer now.