"I have truly not heard this particular rumour about the MLS. I have been linked to all the clubs in the world but this one makes me laugh very loud," Appiah told Ghanasoccernet.
"I am 28 today and I have a lot to offer for top European clubs and that's where I will plan to continue my career.
"This is not to underestimate American soccer because they have made important strides but this report is stretching things a little far."
Nuff said. Anybody still wondering about the FO walking away from this one?
Maybe its time Appiah gets a club. He will not stay 28 forever!
ReplyDeleteUgh. So is it possible that Beckhamania has given the MLS a bad rap? Appiah is basically saying that no good player would ever want to come to the US when he's only 28. That MLS should only be viewed as a final stop before ending your career.
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts exactly. The "don't underestimate the strides American Soccer has made" platitudes aside, that was what I took away from the quotes.
ReplyDeleteWill it ever be possible for MLS to escape the Retirement Home and/or Shop Window tag? Perhaps, but the lack of tradition, access to glamor Euro-cups, and, above all, big wage budgets, mean change is over some distant horizon.
@wes Considering the clubs that have been linked with Appiah, I don't think the January transfer window will be open long before he jumps through it.
ReplyDelete[UPDATE]: The Goffster says (via a contact) that the "laugh very loud" bits may not be accurate.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think? Out-and-out fabrication? Misquote or out of context? Agents and reps mending fire-damaged bridges? Or Sunil Gulati desperately claiming that Subotic is still not committed to Serbia ;-)?