* Brawls mar conclusion of SuperLiga semifinals
* Red Cards Fly as Revolution Advance to Final
* Mexican Clubs are Sore Losers
* Melee mars excellent win for Revs

So we have the SuperLiga semifinals contested between two MLS teams and two Mexican teams. The Mexican teams both lose, setting up an all-American final, and the final minutes of the two games are filled with brutal fouls, cheap shots, and red cards for blows struck in the melee after the final whistle.

To add to the body of evidence, I would remind you of Oswaldo Sanchez’s attempted trip on Eddie Johnson when he’s celebrating a goal, for Christ’s sake, and I wish I could find a YouTube video of Mexico kicking seven colors of @#$! out of Cobi Jones in the dying minutes of their 2-0 loss to the USA in 2002 World Cup.

Someone could put together a heavy dossier of Mexican poor sportsmanship when playing against the US. Yes, it probably sucks to see their northern neighbor finally get a foothold in the sport but give me a break. Shouldn’t someone from the sport’s governing body check this out and give some kind of “no nonsense” warning? I mean, of course I’m heavily biased in this particular rivalry, but the cheap shots and violence really is a one-way street.

And yes, of course I know I’m being naive. But congrats to both the New England Revs and the Houston Dynamo, teams who managed to advance to the finals of the tournament against Mexican teams who play their star players more than the MLS teams’ starting line ups.

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