As readers of our site know, I don’t like to link to articles of other writers. This site is successful because of our original content. However, Greg Lalas who is of course Alexi Lalas’ east coast based brother has made every point I consistently make on the American Soccer Show and in debates with my eurosnob brethren more concisely and articulately than I ever can do, I urge all of our readers to click the below link and read his piece.

http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/greg_lalas/03/03/yanks.abroad/index.html?eref=T1