Talk:Alexi Lalas

More recent photo
With the current World Cup coverage is there any recent copyright free photos of Alexi that can be added to the article? He certainly looks a heck of a lot better now.:P I don't think the old one should be deleted, just a second more recent one Agne27 20:20, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Does this man have a mother, Greek or otherwise?

"His love for music is not surprising, given the considerable attention Alexi has received for his uncanny resemblance to Chris Barron, lead singer of the popular 90s rock band, the Spin Doctors." Huh? That makes it "not surprising"??? --- "His love for politics is not surprising, given the considerable attention Alexi has received for his uncanny resemblance to John F. Kennedy, former president of the United States."


 * I agree and have removed the remark. David Schaich 03:15, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Really the first?
Some resources indicate that Lalas is not the first American to play in the Italian first division. See for example: http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/colin.html#lalas I think that the sentence "becoming the first – and to date, the only – American to play in the Italian first division" should be removed or modified. Giuliof 14:31, 9 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I didn't change the statement on the article because the source is an essay on what seems like a personal web page, but I added a footnote mentioning this discrepancy, and the link you provided. Many thanks for the information. --ChaChaFut 18:14, 7 February 2007 (UTC)


 * maybe he was the first american without italian origins, the other two have an italian name... while Lalas has greek origins...


 * Clever decision, ChaChaFut, I agree. Giuliof 09:58, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

What's a "cap"?
I played soccer as a teenager, but I'm not sure what it means. Let's either define it replace it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.92.53.49 (talk) 18:50, 11 January 2007 (UTC).
 * when a player is called up for his/her country's national squad. it's a common sports term, at least in soccer. --24.181.231.132 04:57, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
 * i played soccer too and have never heard the term. i wondered if it meant "captain" or what. i agree that perhaps the article could define the word or briefly explain it or something... --Wedge 03:55, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
 * it seems it's an american thing...

Actual, I believe the term originated in England, where a player at one time actually received a cap when called up to the national team. Wschart 20:17, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Football, or soccer to Americans, uses the term 'cap' accross the globe as an indicator of international appearances.

National Team
Jaxon33 03:26, 28 April 2007 (UTC) The focus of the third paragraph under "National Team" seems to sway away from Lalas. I'm unclear of the reason for the inclusion of Graham Taylor. Is Graham Taylor the reason Lalas scored? Or perhaps did Lalas' goal cause Taylor's sacking? Stick to the Topic!

Capped by Greece?
Someone wrote here that Lalas picked up a cap for the Greek national team in a friedly. First of all, when and where? Is there any source for this? Secondly, as far as I know it's impossible to be capped by more than one nation at the senior level in official international matches (at least in modern times). That would mean that this cap either never happened or it was an inofficial match that would not be listed in a statistic like this.--Gavin1234 (talk) 01:18, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Bias within the article
There are some biased statements within the article and I will go ahead and remedy that. --Aminhungryboy (talk) 17:05, 22 December 2009 (UTC) Someone hacked this page. I discovered it and deleted the objectionable content at 2:40 am CST.Klamhammer (talk) 07:48, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Birthplace?
Don't think he was born in Birmingham because there are no hospitals in that city. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.217.53.39 (talk) 20:26, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Not sure if you are aware of this, but the presence of a hospital is not a prerequisite for being born. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.13.87.32 (talk) 05:19, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

Career as an executive
The article needs some information about his career as a soccer executive. — howcheng  {chat} 18:19, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Music
Lalas has released an album Ginger — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anttipng (talk • contribs) 19:46, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

FIFA analyst/comentator
Alexi Lalas is doing a good job on a panel for analysis and comments. -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 19:47, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

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