Surfing has finally arrived.
Surfing, man. Our Sport of Kings has long languished in the backwaters of athletic consciousness. A sideshow of a sideshow of an X-Game freak circus. Not taken seriously my the stick and ball crowd whatsoever. All that began to change, though, when the Association of Surfing Professionals was bought, for free, by billionaire Dirk Ziff, transmogrified into the World Surf League, was briefly helmed by Oprah Winfrey’s righthand snake oil salesman then accepted into the Olympics.
And at long last, recognition.
But don’t take my word for it. Let us turn to the portal of soccer, goal.com, and learn how a “celebrity-filled crowed” just witnessed the Los Angeles Football club smash Pachuca in Leagues Cup.
Los Angeles Football Club defeated Liga MX side Club Pachuca 4-2 in a penalty shootout at BMO Stadium Friday evening, with numerous celebrities in attendance for their Leagues Cup match. Notable attendees included Tanzanian music star Diamond Platnumz, Olympic surfer Kanoa Igarashi, and “Love Island USA” contestants Iris Kendall and Jose Garcia. Hollywood personalities included actress Kaitlyn Dever, comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, Korean actor Yuri Park, and both Natasha Rothwell and Jordan L. Jones were also spotted in the stands.
Mic drop for surfing.
Now let us enjoy Diamond Platnumz together.
Catchy like us. Or, not us, exactly, but the metaphorical “us.”
Surfers.
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LAFC just signed Son Heung-Min; for a league-record fee. Football will soon overtake surfing in the LA consciousness and the Korean fanatics who claim Son as a Demi-god will not allow the son of the rising sun back into that stadium, lest he drawn-and-quartered.
…. join us after the game for a Q&A session with the always zainy Kaipo Guerrero. (no Madonna questions please)
Soccer, got to be the worst sport on the planet. I’d almost want to watch the US Open of surfing more than a soccer match.
Would VONR approve is the question? Where’s Dane? Troll? Pauly? Wiggs? wtf happened? #offrocker
Ooooh, would be a shame to get caught, offside……
Xox
Kanoa Igarashi… never heard of em. similar name to the olympic surfer Igarashi Kanoa though
confused as well…lemme know if you find out anything more. Actually don’t. I don’t give a flying fuck. Cheers!
What a cunt-of-a-world we live in