I seem to remember Barcelona transferring in two completely world class ridiculous players: Suarez and Neymar. To say they’ve completely built their program from the ground up is not accurate. Raktiic? Vermaelen? Mathieau? Turan? David Villa? Mascherano? City may be a better example, and yes, Barca has developed…

Barcelona does the same damn thing (buy hugely expensive players from leagues around the world) every year. They are no different from Madrid. This theory is silly...what did the Patriots bring to the NFL? What did the Cavs bring to the NBA? Winning is the only thing that should matter, not this ridiculous prospect of…

“...but let me write like 2 million words about it, ok?”

I’m lost on this one. Real Madrid is great, but they didn’t like...defeat the game of soccer itself or something?

I like it when the jets shoot lightning bolts and deface mt rushmore :)

Unfortunately I think our President has adopted this, too.

the whites look so happy!

Welp, this is the greatest thing ever.

He’s right! Last night, I (a black guy) walked into a restaurant and a middle aged white guy immediately assumed I was the guy who had parked his car for him. America!

He lives in Brentwood....it’s super rich and white. Word actually spread very quickly here in LA that he moved to that neighborhood. I’m sure it didn’t take long for them to figure it out.

This is perfectly timed. I’m 31 and just played golf for the first time with a group of friends two weeks ago. It’s really fun! I completely get the frustration and self-loathing that comes with it, but an afternoon on the course with some beers and friends is just the god damn best.

You reek of middle america. yuck.

....a sand wedge?

I’d like to get an early start on the nicknames for this kid. May I offer “Simply Red”?

I kept reading “Batuman” as “Batman”, which makes this all the more interesting.

Wilson is corny as hell. End of story.

I would love that. Remember when Deadspin soccer articles were just him writing fanboy Arsenal articles over and over and over? Barf.

Can I hire the last publicist?

Bullshit. Everyone knows turkeys can’t fly, let alone to Indonesia.

This escalated quickly! Your point is fair. I think the stakes of the CL qualification is just the hot story, especially considering it was all decided on the last matches of the season. Congrats on a great year!