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Culture Shock? The Wright-Phillips Brothers Give Brilliantly Honest Interview To Tubes

Mikey Traynor
By Mikey Traynor
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Ask someone who doesn't enjoy watching the MLS what they think of the league and the likelihood is that you'll get the insufferably lazy opinion that it is a retirement home for faded stars that are looking for one last paycheck.

The standard of football may not be up to the level of major European leagues, but the MLS is one of the most enjoyable to watch if you're looking for action and a bit of drama.

When a player takes the decision to move to an MLS club, it's absolutely not a holiday. They must adapt to an entirely different sporting culture, and full credit to Tubes of Soccer AM for asking questions we had previously never heard asked two stars of the league.

It helps that he was talking to the incredibly down-to-earth Wright-Phillips brothers, but the result was a seriously interesting look at the differences between football in the UK and the US.

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And it started with a question about reporters being fully entitled to barge into the changing room and quiz players regardless of their current level of nudity.

Bradley Wright-Phillips is a great bloke.

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You can only have four chartered flights per team, per year.. We never knew that. It makes sense when you think about it as there can be a big advantage for some teams on longer trips. Then you've to factor in playing in the Dallas heat when you get there.

Also, what a quote from Shaun Wright-Phillips..

It's strange because I came over for his wedding... And I just haven't been back home since.

Well done to all involved, it's rare to see such an honest interview in the media-trained world of modern football.

You can check out Soccer AM on YouTube here.

SEE ALSO: Robbie Keane Took The Piss Out Of Shay Given In A Really Enjoyable Interview On Soccer AM

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