As a Dallas-ite, there is a decent amount of support for FC Dallas, but there are lots of problems with the team. First, the stadium is located in East Jesus Nowhere for most of us who love soccer in the Metroplex. It’s in a far north suburb with no public transit and is really difficult to get to at 7pm on weekdays…

This is peak Russell Westbrook in one video. Incredible offensive play. Show-y reaction. Play lookout defense on the other end.

I’m a Mavs fan and just seeing Bruce Bowen pop up on the screen gave me PTSD. Fuck Bruce Bowen forever.

But it didn’t make any sense. Houston is seriously a STEM hub. Petroleum engineering, MD Anderson and other major hospitals, several research universities, etc. I’m a Texan not from Houston, (and generally think Houston fucking blows) but you can’t argue or even joke that Houston is a backwater city for STEM jobs.

The point isn’t that Messi (and Barca) aren’t capable of beating the best EPL teams, it’s that the week-in, week-out physicality and level of competition in England would limit Messi’s ability and other-worldly goal scoring numbers. When half your schedule is made up of teams WORSE than Eibar, it’s not the same as the…