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Bastian Schweinsteiger Gives An “Adjusting To MLS” Interview; Hilarity Ensues

So, okay.

Fire DP midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger gave an interview to German media in which he talked about his first few weeks in Major League Soccer. If you’ve read interviews from the likes of, say, Didier Drogba or Steven Gerrard or Andrea Pirlo, you pretty much know what to expect. The drop-off in quality, the physicality, the tougher travel, adjusting to the culture. All hallmarks of an emerging genre in journalism and creative nonfiction.

Let’s jump straight into the quotes.

“We all know that this league is just not like the Premier League or the Bundesliga.