Cristiano Ronaldo begged for hamburgers outside McDonalds. He’d never turn pro in America
Messi’s parents were factory workers. He’d never turn pro in America
Lalas went to boarding school. Failed to get into college until his dad made a call to Rutgers. He went pro in America
The criticism of Pulisic is not due to one interviews. It's a series of things.
1. Skipping the Gold Cup to "rest"
2. Being arrogant when criticized about it. "I'll just score a goal and everything will be fine"
3. Underperforming for the last 2 years
4. Playing hero ball too much & too often
5. Disappearing in big, high-pressure moments
@AdamCrafton_ If you watch the @clint_dempsey documentary, you will see the huge sacrifices his parents and siblings made for him to be platformed in such a way to be noticed.
American club soccer is broken. To many leagues that feed up to nothing. Colleges dont even take US kids anymore.
@HarrisonCLee Perfectly sums up who they are. The guy praising the restrictive system is barely known outside of the US while the two praising a more open and talent driven system are world renowned with one even having a World Cup under his belt
Thierry and Zlatan saying they wouldn't have become soccer players because of the costs of the American youth system, then seeing Lalas say it's a great system because it makes a lot of money for some people really sums it all up nicely
@BrianRoemmele Very well done camerawork and editing. Very good writing, and this is the kind of photojournalism I attempted to emulate throughout my adventures in broadcast television!
Meet 1985 New York City king of the Bike Messengers.
I ran into this guy. He was literally everywhere.
This is 24 year old Leo, David Leopold.
He was a legend.
This situation imvolving Big Tigger’s wife is exactly why I told you guys about that private investigator’s recommendation last month.
If you’re dating a woman seriously, considering marriage, etc., you need to have her vetted like the CIA & FBI vet their candidates.