About the classico, that is. In a way, it makes sense, because he's played in Italy, the Milan derby there and he talked to the press about how the whole city goes crazy about those games and everywhere the players go, they see stuff about the game and people ask them about it.
In other words, if Beckham was playing for A.C. Milan like Ruud did, and appeared on a TV show before the match (like he did recently on Ellen), he'd be questioned about the match and some Inter fans in the studio audience would boo him just on principle. Ellen herself would be forced to disclose which team she prefers and then the audience would both cheer and boo her choice. Bets would be placed all across the city, with celebrities declaring on Access Hollywood clips which side they're pulling for, and Kobe would show up in Beck's box alongside Tom Cruise and Will Smith.
But obviously, LA isn't Milan, as Ruud said. Still the derby we have is the one we have. Ruud wants to win it, of course, but he's not going crazy about it.
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Its the only real derby (by strict definition) in the league.
The only American sporting event with the same level of excitement as a big Euro derby is probably a Yankees/Mets series.
Ha, that's close to what Cobi told me about the game, except he said, "It's Yankees/Red Sox!"
Yankees / Red Sox is a bigger rivalry, but I mentioned Mets because that is a derby, not just a rivalry.
Exactly, your comparison made sense, but I think Cobi was just talking rivalry games, not derbies specifically.
I hope Ruud's lack of excitement won't lead to "It was just another game, like all the others" if the Galaxy lose. It is NOT just another game if the Gals want to be competitive it starts with winnig the classico... Besides I can't stand that oversized trash bag the legion breaks out for this game
I think Ruud will realize that there's no derby in the city, but there is one at the stadium come game day.
Things got pretty heated on and off the field for the last one.
So you mean it's like Cubs/White Sox
Which is bigger than Mets/Yankees.
I mean, if the Cubs/Sox series ever happened there would be riots, riots I tell you!
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