Also, their kit sponsors are model world citizens who this website surely hasn’t harangued a thousand times about how the death toll from their current soccer-related construction projects will kill more people than 9/11 did.

It’s the nature of pro sports. Truer in UEFA than in the U.S., where the leagues have embraced a somewhat socialistic business model.

Deadspin itself half-asses its soccer coverage by making Billy the lead.

Right? How much did his Barcelona spend this season only to roll over and die to the European giants of....Roma? By my count they had a transfer differential of -90 million euro...

You realize that despite your argument of money-fed capitalist replacement the soulless avatar of capitalism hasn’t really had much roster turnover over the last several years and have spent much less than their European rivals? Certainly less than your “philosophically driven” Barcelona.

Your balls are showing.

Seriously, that touch.

Barca were handed a transfer ban for illegally signing children, their players and execs routinely tamper with guys under contract elsewhere, and they sold Neymar for $263 damn million but I sure am glad their hands are clean of all the ickiness and capitalism of modern soccer.

Marcelo is an absolute joy to watch.

This is the only thing that matters from the game

Oh, he was great in the 90's as well, not a goal scorer, but he put up 90 points as a 37 year old, and was still nearly a point a game player as a 38 year old in 98/99, well into the “trap” era. Gretzky would be great in any era. Just wouldn’t have the hyper inflated numbers that the 80's produced.

Step 1: Don’t get hit by a car.

Gretzky and Crosby did. Gretzky was hyped as a child, well before even highschool. He more than lived up to it. Same with Crosby who was hyped since he was 14 or 15.

It’s weird for such a tall guy we sure do see the top of his head a lot.

Gobert’s foul trouble changed everything. For the Thunder offense, that’s obvious. Russ got going, probing the lane, finishing at the rim, and then he hit some big threes. On defense, it actually helped OKC because the high screen more or less became an afterthought, and that had been murdering the Thunder all series.…

Literally flipped the channel at the 25 point lead. To outscore your opponent by 31 points in the last 20 minutes is insane.

I guess we both feel the same about the Leafs tonight ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Cedi is so great. I hope he gets some minutes next round.

Congrats on the opportunity to get swept by the Lightning.

it’s really unfortunate. if we turn all aspects of sport into a marketing/branding platform it fundamentally CHEAPENS the whole endeavor.