It's the thing about being an American soccer fan—you get contempt from journalists on both sides of the pond. Not to say that GQ UK writer Andrew Hankinson didn't have plenty of fodder to take the piss out of the Sons of Ben, the fan group of the MLS' Philadelphia Union, but his haughty tone gets a bit annoying. Sorry that our "hooligans" aren't as racist and violent as yours, Andrew. Still a great piece. [Read it here, via GQ UK]
Toilet Reading: The Brits Are Clowning Our Soccer "Hooligans"
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