“Hey! Why don’t we, a notoriously unimaginative and penny-pinching corporation, try a fun and whimsical promotional giveaway which will appeal primarily to a notorious group of entitled assholes? What could possibly go wrong!?”

Well at least some good comes out of it...

Enlighten me as to what your point is.

Trump might start a nuclear war here, but no one would be paying attention because they’re all pissed that he criticized Steph Curry.

But we the people can’t let this shit slip. Everything has to be called out or it becomes the new norm. Trump is either going to get himself, or all of the rest of us killed with this childishness.

Both ways, this is the dumbest shit ever.

I don’t think he understands how deragatory nicknames work. “Rocket Man” is an awesome nickname.

I always thought “race-baiting” was something that white oligarchs did to white poor people—as in, they made some issue into a Black vs. white issue to use white people’s own racism against them. Like, by turning poverty into a “Black people problem”, they effectively manipulated poor white people into agreeing to cut…

This is Lalas in a nutshell. He truly believes soccer is about “leadership,” “grit,” and “determination.” That’s because he knows shit about skill and tactics. USMNT is quite worthy of criticism, but not from this waste of space and his ra ra bullshit.

I wouldn’t worry about it. No one remembers that the Rams were in LA last year.

Excellent, Lauren. I’m kinda disappointed you didn’t mention Colombia, who are 3rd but have to play desperate teams in Paraguay and Peru, but that’s a good point. We will miss this fight when the World Cup gets 48 teams, even if it’s likely our 4.5 teams onboard only grow to 5.5...

Thanks for this article! I live in Latin America and it’s great to see a spotlight (however small) placed on this gauntlet of a qualifier. It’s great to see Peru and even Paraguay giving the big boys a run for their money this year. When the World Cup expands, it’ll be fun to see some additional South American teams…

Peru isn’t supposed to be doing this, we are supposed to be losing to Ecuador in Quito and sitting at the bottom of the table after beating Brazil or Argentina by one goal. This isn’t supposed to be happening — please don’t let it stop.

I think it’s telling that GK is the position where the US has produced BY FAR their most talented players (and where African and South American teams often lack talent) . GK is the one position that relies more on athleticism than anything else, and where you can get by without top-notch ball skills. Even that is…

So you’re just going to whistle past the graveyard because your rival - featuring an unquestionably richer history and capacity for success to date - was in the same position four years ago at this time? Is that supposed to make everything better moving forward, because it sure seems like a great way to ensure zero…

I think you’re overrating the American women a little—there’s depth and athleticism, but the top nations aren’t that far behind.

I’d take France. Their women are probably as technically skilled, likely more tactically astute than the US. Brazil’s women are no joke either.

That’s cool that you know one native American who tells you what you want to hear. I live in a city with a large First Nations population and grew up in a predominantly Cree/Metis neighbourhood, and while they had bigger things to worry about than a far away sports team, if you were a white guy wearing a Chief Wahoo…

Your friend has every right to believe that, but using his opinion as a blindfold to the legions of other people who find the logo racist is a silly argument.

Why has it got to be one or the other?

Now, the tomahawk chop, that’s fucking racist.