I was going to write a long, rambling post about Alexi Lalas’ comments about MLS being on par with the English Premier League, but happily Jen Chang over at Soccernet.com has already done it for me, except he’s concise. The basic points I wanted to make were:

* Lalas is doing this for publicity (check)

* Not everything Lalas said is nuts—the Premier League is seen as the best league in Europe because of a slick marketing campaign, not because they’re heads and shoulders above the others in Europe. Spain’s La Liga is arguably better than the English Premier League from top to bottom, and the German Bundesliga and Italian Serie A aren’t miles away either. (check)

* The best players in MLS could play in the Premier League no problem, but even the best teams would be fodder for relegation (check)

* Most MLS teams are probably English Championship quality (the league directly below the Premier League) (check)

So there you go. I’m happy to have saved some time this morning.

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Currently Listening To - Elliott Smith - “Roman Candle”