MLS Has Turned Carlos Vela Into Lionel Messi
by Billy Haisley from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#4DZJG)
As MLS has pivoted away from importing its star power via aged former greats and toward a strategy of bringing in younger players who, by talent or drive or personality, couldn't quite make it at the sport's highest levels, the league has had more success at presenting fans with players capable of really tearing shit"