There was a decidedly American flavor to Glasgow Rangers' 4-0 rout of Motherwell on Saturday, as U.S. teammates Carlos Bocanegra and Maurice Edu both scored goals for the Scottish champions.
Bocanegra opened the scoring in the ninth minute on a powerful header, while Edu blasted a long-range left-footed shot in the 17th minute.
Here are the goals:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyO4OCO-IMU]
What did you think of the goals? Think we'll Alejandro Bedoya on the scoresheet soon?
Share your thoughts below.
here are just a few lovely Rangers fans:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onGa9BuNkwo
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rangers/6395812/Maurice-Edu-accuses-Rangers-fans-of-racial-abuse.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jESq6lxha_U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgFwCb7LyPg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHdxPmUDo1g&feature=fvsr
blame Celtic, say they’re worse, whatever…Rangers fans are appalling. period.
fans of both Glasgow clubs are awful to each other and to their own players. i blame the crappy soccer.
So that’s supposed to add credibility to your point? Rangers fans all wish they were English, so they take their cues from you
List of Catholics to play for Rangers BEFORE Maurice Johnston, the list goes way back to 1891… but don’t let the facts in the way of a good story huh
Archie Kyle
Willie Kivlichan (Who, like Johnston, was an Ex-Celtic player)
Colin Mainds
Tom Murray
Pat Lafferty
Johnny Jackson
James Tutty
Tom Dunbar
Joe Donnachie
Hugh O’Neill
Constantine McGhie
Don Kichenbrand
Laurie Blyth
John Spencer
John Clare
Johnny Kennedy
Charles McCafferty (Never made a first team appearance)
Daniel Divers
Chris Houston
John Manners
Bob Cleary
George Banciewicz
Eddie Devenney
Terry Sloan
Brian Grubb
Edward Devlin
Andy Casey
Tom Cassidy
Bob Dunn
Peter Mone
Starry McLachlan
Just delighted my fellow Americans know what team rules Glasgow… Reyna, Beasley, Edu, Bocanegra, Bedoya – USA USA USA!!!
This is not black but didn’t Celtic sign an Indian player back in the 1930’s
GLAD TO C ALL THE YANKS. PLAYING 90 GOOOOD USA
You and Mark are both wrong, sort of, if you want to get really picky.
You are right about Herron but Mark is right in that the Rangers did sign a black player before any other Scottish club did. It just wasn’t Walters and this player never actually played for Rangers.
Walter Tull signed for Rangers during the First World War but was killed in the conflict before he could play.
From Wikipedia
“Walter Daniel John Tull (28 April 1888 – 25 March 1918) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward for Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town. He was the second person of Afro-Caribbean/mixed heritage to play in the top division of the Football League, the first Afro-Caribbean/mixed heritage outfield player in the top division of English football, and the first to be commissioned as an infantry officer in the British Army. His professional football career began after he was spotted whilst playing for his local amateur club, Clapton…It was reported in the Glasgow Evening Times in 1940, in an article about Tull being the first black infantry officer in the British Army, that he had signed to play for Rangers once the war was over.”
Gil Scott Heron’s father, a Jamacian, played for Celtic in the 1950’s, so Rangers certainly could not have signed the first black player to play in Scotland. perhaps you are confusing black with Catholic, as Rangers did sign their first Catholic, Mo Johnson, in the 80’s.
It was Celtic fans who set Beasleys car on fire btw… So we “hate” Edu, yeah we hated him when he scored a last minute winner against Celtic, we hate him when we chant his name every match, Some people on here are either clueless or Celtic fans talking nonsense about the Champions.
I seem to remember back in 1988, Rangers signed the first black player to play in Scotland, a fantastic winger called Mark Walters…. Cue his debut match, monkey noises, bananas getting thrown onto the pitch, the most disgusting act of racism I’ve ever witnessed, and who was it by?? Thats right the fantastic, wholesome, friendly Celtic fans… go watch the embarassing charade on Youtube
The same Celtic fans who during an Old Firm at Ibrox made gestures of flying planes to Claudio Reyna 5 days after 9/11…. but oh no, the Celtic fans are great
If you only knew the half of it
Strange that the video was pulled down due to a copyright claim by UEFA. That footage should only be subject to claims by the SPL, not UEFA.
that’s a little low…those weak teams in SPL would kill pdl clubs…pdl clubs are college level at best…which is still pretty weak
Yeah, I agree with you that team was not all that good. Like I said that team needs to learn how to track back and not leave so much space.
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It’s social commentary, no one cares about any of the SPL teams besides Rangers and Celtic.
And dont forget they set Beasley’s car on fire one time. Back when he was in the spl.
Who cares?
When Rangers are playing against (who they’d play again?) “DunderMifflin Scranton FC”, he might as well just be in MLS when they’re playing against PDL quality clubs.
That league is a joke and provides more laughs than The Office.
USA alot of hardworking, smart, athletic players that may be effective but have poor passing and bad first touch on the ball. Some see the good stuff done off the ball while some only pay attention when the player has the ball which some fans to not like these less skilled players like Edu.
didn’t they play Dunfermline? and not motherwell. I’m confused and know jack about the SPL.
Just see Russia if you wnat to see equal racial discrimination they have some Bulls**t remarks for any kind of foreigner jhust look at how they treated the Brazilian players, What a shame!
Scottish football sucks anyways, besides their ignorant racist heathen supporters. This is coming from an Englishmen.
Bedoya won’t get any racism from the fans for being hispanic… its Asian and Black players that get most of the racial discrimination.
I could be wrong, i’m just going by what i’ve seen in the news when it comes to fans in the SPL(the korean who made the monkey face after scoring a PK against Japan said he was directing it towards SPL fans calling him a monkey and other things)
from Wiki “Ki then claimed that the celebration was a reference to alleged racist abuse he had received during Scottish Premier League games from opposition fans”
Judging by the BS Edu has to endure when he’s one of their most talented players period, I wonder how much Bedoya is suffering from racial discrimination. A hispanic American can’t be much better in their eyes than an African American.
I think Edu could play for a better club, but Bedoya could learn a lot from this physical league, I feel. Hope he plays soon.
I like how nonchalant about it Edu was. ‘Yep, 25 yard left foot cannon, Im awesome.’ Great goals!
Because George bush doesn’t like black ppl in Scotland… But seriously tho, it’s bcuz they’re racists
I want to see Edu make more offensive-minded decisions like that for the Nats.
Badass left-footed strike.
1.) Edu went through a very noticeable slump for the middle of last season
2.) Rangers fans are some of the most ignorant, racist, mean-spirited and nasty fans in the game…period. They regularly boo their own team (even though I know this isn’t exclusive to them).
Google Rangers fans forums and look at the comments. I found one with a thread called “It’s all Edu’s fault”. Mind you it was mostly in jest, but a good portion of their fans don’t rate him highly at all. Rangers are a bunch of louts anyhow, bigger and better things for him eventually.
Helluva a strike from that distance.
Yeah I have no idea why he would say Edu isn’t the most popular player at Rangers? He’s been a solid starter for like two years. There was that Champions League game I think where he scored and then scored an own goal. That’s the only thing I can think of.
Also, that other team gave Rangers crazy space in every goal even the header of Bocanegra.
Why does the announcer say Mo ‘isn’t the most popular player’ with Rangers supporters? What gives?
Bedoya on the scoring sheet next would be cool, but we will see how he will unfold at Rangers.