Call Coppertone and get little Shane a contract. We need that gorgeous little face on a billboard.
John Rooney, the younger brother of Manchester United star Wayne Rooney, has been in South
Florida this past weekend plying his skills in the 2011 MLS Combine where he scored a goal Monday
(see above video) during a 2-0 win for his team.
This is the final chance for Rooney and prospective draftees to impress MLS coaches ahead of the
MLS SuperDraft on January 13 in Baltimore.
Via Facebook: "Today and tomorrow, from 4 PM Midnight, The New York Cosmos will be unveiling a
digital billboard of epic proportions in Times Square to celebrate King Eric Cantona taking the
throne at the New York Cosmos."
Naturally that brought to the CultFootball mind the following aphorism: "When the seagulls
follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.
Being coach of Seattle, I'm supposed to despise everything that comes out of Portland. But
whatever. I'm a carpetbagger. And I like Portland's marketing because I actually remember it and
I'm not a fan of the team. Also, they know how to leverage old-style media with the web. The
billboard in Seattle?
