Lalas Calls Premiership 'Inferior'

Well, it's been about six hours since Alexi Lalas has said something completely ridiculous, so kudos to him for showing restraint I never thought he had.
In his latest attempt to grab headlines, the Los Angeles Galaxy general manager hit back against British critics of Major League Soccer's quality of play. His counter-argument: The Premiership is actually the weaker league.

"There's no accounting for bad taste," Lalas said in an interview with the Guardian. "That a segment of the world worships an inferior product in the Premiership is their business. The Premiership has become so skilled in presentation. This is high-caliber marketing - taking an inferior product and improving it through packaging."

Lalas continued by saying David Beckham moved to America, not to fade into retirement as many European nay-sayers claim, but instead, because he wanted the challenge.

"It's insulting to say Beckham is on his way to Hollywood when he's coming to play in one of the most competitive leagues in the world. There are a lot of stars who would struggle here."