'English legend' Darren Huckerby (who I believe may have slain dragons) got the full treatment following his signing for San Jose Earthquakes. Apart from not knowing how to pronounce his name, the presenter on Kron managed to refer to Huckerby's former club Norwich City as 'the Norfork (sic) club', who are apparently based in the North East of England.
The interviewer went on to listen to pretty much nothing Huckerby said, even ignoring his intial mention of David Beckham (he was in the team when Hucks scored a superb goal for Coventry about ten years ago at Old Trafford, which he discusses with the presenter while a goal for Norwich against Birmingham from 2 season ago is shown). When asked about his own 'WAG', Hucks pulled some comedy gold out of the bag by declaring his wife as 'too old' to be a pop star. It never stopped Cher, Darren.
As I say, it's easy to poke fun at the Yanks and in particular their horrendous interpretation of football coverage and culture. It wasn't all that long ago, though, that I remember Wigan Athletic pulled off a major transfer coup by signing three Spaniards.
Isidro Diaz, Jesus Seba and now Swansea City manager Roberto Martinez were the men, and Granada Tonight celebrated by togging them up in their Latics kits, taking them to Wigan town centre and feeding them pies. While referring to them as 'The Three Amigos'. It's the sort of preposterous stereotyping often seen in the work of BBC's Football Focus, and particularly Garth Crooks. Who I think would do very well reporting on the MLS. Where I can't see him.
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