FC Dallas winger Brek Shea is not having a good few days. Three days after MLS suspended the young winger for three games, Shea doesn’t see “Shea” on the latest U.S. national team roster. All this while his MLS club is winless over its last seven.
So the bummer factor in Shea’s world is rising like summer temperatures in Arizona.
At least Shea is taking commendable action. Today, on a periodic blog he writes for Goal.com, the FC Dallas winger apologized to supporters for being a nincompoop and getting suspended at a time of team need.
First of all, I want to apologize to all FC Dallas and Major League Soccer fans for my actions that resulted in a three-game suspension.
I regret what I did and I’ve learned from it. It sucks to be suspended for three games. It’s not just missing the games, it’s letting your teammates and the organization down.”
From there, Shea goes on to answer fan questions sent from Twitter.
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- seanb20124 - May 22, 2012 at 11:23 AM
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The USA snub can’t be due to his recent MLS suspension. If remember correctly both Jermaine Jones and Ricardo Clark were called up while serving suspensions.
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- Steve Davis - May 22, 2012 at 11:46 AM
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I don’t believe anybody thinks that’s the case. Shea hasn’t been playing at top level; I don’t think his actions and the suspension helped, of course, but I doubt it was a huge factor in Shea’s omission.
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- ndnut - May 22, 2012 at 11:26 AM
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At least he’s owning up to what he did. Hopefully it’s just something stupid he does once and never again. Even though i’m not a Dallas fan, I think it is important for every team to have their best players on the pitch at all times. That makes me tune in to other games through TuneIn Radio.
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- bobinkc - May 22, 2012 at 11:27 AM
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Several days ago, someone commented that professional football in the US looks like a bunch of little kids throwing sand at their parents. The players are just imitating players and coaches in other sports. How many times have you seen a baseball manager jawjacking the plate ump for a bad call? How many times have you seen pro football players or coaches working a ref over a bad call?
How many times in the last several weeks have you seen a soccer player have a foul called that turns into a card because the player started yapping at the ref?Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. However, imitation leads you out of the paths of righteousness and into the need to constantly apologise to your fans and teammates for the errors of your ways. I agree that our football players need to grow up, get a life, accept the call for better or worse, and move on with the game.
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