Love the Tequila. Hate the team.
From spending time on a secluded beach in Cozumel to drunkenly stumbling through the dark alleys of Nuevo Laredo praying to God we made it back home alive, Mexico has been the scene of more than one BDS story. We've sipped their drink. Enjoyed their food. Buried our feet in their sand. We've danced with their women, sang with their singers and almost died with their cabbies. We have, in essence, grown quite fond of our neighbor's house to the south.
But when it comes to soccer, we hate Mexico and her fans more than you can possibly imagine. Why? Let's start with the "Osama! Osama!" chants heard at yesterday's World Cup qualifer against the US National Team in Smog City.
That's right. Over 110,000 screaming assholes booed the Star Spangled Banner and cheered Osama's name during the game in Azteca Stadium. As for the Mexican team, they took enough dives to qualify for the 3-meter springboard at the next Olympics and talked enough shit on the field that our boys had to step around piles of it scattered around the pitch. One future felon in particular, Blanco, was one drug-deal-gone-bad episode away from completely snapping. He constantly threw his hands up when his dives failed to elicit a whistle and, out of simple frustration, damn-near broke a US defender's ankle in the first half.
Not that we were really surprised by the 2-1 loss. Mexico has only lost one World Cup Qualifier since the mid 1960s at home (it was either Guatemala or Costa Rica in 2001 or 2002; we forgot but really don't care anyway). We're now 0-22-1 when playing in the Brooks Landfill of CONCACAF stadiums. The loss also ended the Americans' 16-game unbeaten streak and their 31-game run without a loss against regional rivals.
Read that again. 16-game unbeaten streak and 31-game winning streak against regional rivals. We're talking about American soccer here, folks. So we'll give the Mexicans their moment of glory. With any luck, we'll meet them in next year's World Cup and crush their dreams just like last time.
ED NOTE: Team USA plays again THIS WEDNESDAY. That's right. The Yanks play host to Guatemala in Birmingham, Alabama at 7:00pm on ESPN 2. You didn't watch last Sunday and look what happen, so don't let your team down again. Watch the damn game, will ya?
But when it comes to soccer, we hate Mexico and her fans more than you can possibly imagine. Why? Let's start with the "Osama! Osama!" chants heard at yesterday's World Cup qualifer against the US National Team in Smog City.
That's right. Over 110,000 screaming assholes booed the Star Spangled Banner and cheered Osama's name during the game in Azteca Stadium. As for the Mexican team, they took enough dives to qualify for the 3-meter springboard at the next Olympics and talked enough shit on the field that our boys had to step around piles of it scattered around the pitch. One future felon in particular, Blanco, was one drug-deal-gone-bad episode away from completely snapping. He constantly threw his hands up when his dives failed to elicit a whistle and, out of simple frustration, damn-near broke a US defender's ankle in the first half.
Not that we were really surprised by the 2-1 loss. Mexico has only lost one World Cup Qualifier since the mid 1960s at home (it was either Guatemala or Costa Rica in 2001 or 2002; we forgot but really don't care anyway). We're now 0-22-1 when playing in the Brooks Landfill of CONCACAF stadiums. The loss also ended the Americans' 16-game unbeaten streak and their 31-game run without a loss against regional rivals.
Read that again. 16-game unbeaten streak and 31-game winning streak against regional rivals. We're talking about American soccer here, folks. So we'll give the Mexicans their moment of glory. With any luck, we'll meet them in next year's World Cup and crush their dreams just like last time.
ED NOTE: Team USA plays again THIS WEDNESDAY. That's right. The Yanks play host to Guatemala in Birmingham, Alabama at 7:00pm on ESPN 2. You didn't watch last Sunday and look what happen, so don't let your team down again. Watch the damn game, will ya?
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