Mike Magee's Day Off

((HT: KICKTV/MLS))

The HQ has an affinity for "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"

So, Major League Soccer decided to have some fun with the movie and riff involving reigning MVP Mike Magee of the Chicago Fire. The main characters include Hope Solo and Sydney Leroux.

Here's the end result- see if you can nail all the cameos...


Magee...???
Magee...???

Sydney Leroux Assists In Her Own Goal

((HT: NWSL Soccer))

This goal was pretty filthy, so check in at the 1:59:00 mark for the decider in the WNY Flash-Seattle Reign match


It's almost like nutmegging someone yourself, working around the pick, and scoring that way...

Only this was over the top... in more ways than one...

Excessive Celebration...??? For The Canadians It Was...

((HT: Sportsnet/FAN 590))

Sydney Leroux was born in British Columbia, but now plays for the US Women's National Team...

She scored a goal late in the friendly (or not-so-friendly) at BMO Field in Toronto in a game that the Canadians called a revenge game for the incident in the five-ringed circus...

Remember...???
((HT: NBCSports/IOC))


So, Leroux scores the final goal in the 3-0 win for the U.S. team, and then celebrated by thumping the American badge on her jersey in front of Canadian fans in the south end of the stadium.

Sportsnet soccer commentator Gerry Dobson thinks so, telling Sportsnet 590 The FAN’s Brady and Lang that Leroux “threw gasoline on the fire” with that celebration.

Here was how they reacted on the tube in Canada... Gerry Dobson and Craig Forrest...


So...??? Was it excessive...???

Leroux responded on her Twitter feed:

When you chant racial slurs, taunt me and talk about my family don't be mad when I shush you and show pride in what I represent.