Mike Francesa: 'No Wonder They Can't Give Sports Illustrated Away'
WFAN host kicks "Summer of Soccer" cover line to the curb.
Ha ha. From the way Mike Francesa pronounces Lionel Messi’s first name (making the FC Barcelona and team Argentina star sound more like a character in Charles Schultz’s Peanuts) to the gentle rhetorical questions posed throughout, the WFAN personality’s commentary this week about the May 30 issue of Sports Illustrated is some kind of fun to listen to. Think older guy, politely instructing: “Get off my lawn, and take that soccer ball with you.”
Francesa acknowledges that for devoted soccer fans, the upcoming Copa América is a big deal.
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