Place your Bets: Luke Rodgers vs. Landon Donovan

So some of you may remember there was a little game between LA Galaxy and NY Red Bulls Saturday night. It got some hype. Pretty good match too, at least half of it. Well, NY F Luke Rodgers got into it with LA MF "Landycakes" Donovan after getting tired of the Galaxy captain bitching about every call that didn't go his away. Rodgers made a motion with his hand at Landycakes that left no doubt that Rodgers thought Landon talked too much. Landon responded, loud and clear with a "Fuck off." Read his lips folks. Somewhere Wayne Rooney wishes he could play in America so could get away with swearing on TV.


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Well, that war of words continued after the match:

LUKE RODGERS: "It is just a bit annoying. It is like having two referees on the pitch. I’ve never seen anything like it.”

AND: “When Thierry scored, he’s running the whole length of the pitch to yell at the linesman. You know, he must have eyes like a hawk to see [if] Thierry was offside.”

LANDON'S RESPONSE VIA TWITTER: "I'm confused. Who is Luke Rodgers?"


So there you have it. Rodgers levels a justifiable criticism and Landycakes responds, not by addressing the issue, but running down his opponent. By the way, Landon, that opponent came into your house and stole a point.

I'm not demeaning the way Galaxy play soccer, they're a great side, but their attitude towards opponents and officials is degrading and disrespectful. Both Donovan and Beckham are constantly complaining and whining. Coach Bruce usually runs his mouth too. I saw it first hand at Rio Tinto, the night RSL lit up LA 4-1. Instead of playing, LA whined.

I'll take Rodgers in this one. He's absolutely right. Shut up and play soccer. I didn't hear Becks whining when he didn't get a red card after almost breaking Wolff's legs in DC a few weeks back.