Leslie Jones discovered the beautiful game while watching the MLS Playoffs, and her live tweets reminded us all why she’s a national treasure.
There are few things better than watching someone discover a sport for the first time. Unless that person is Leslie Jones. Because as we learned over the weekend, literally nothing is better than Leslie Jones watching and falling in love with soccer for the first time.
If you want further proof that soccer is growing in the United States, look no further than the longtime SNL cast member and Ghostbusters star. There were four MLS Playoffs games on Sunday, and she watched all of them over the NFL. She started watching because she had goo-goo eyes for Tim Howard, but she quickly picked up the nuances of the game, and loved every minute of it.
Take a deep dive into Leslie Jones’ soccer tweets below:
Umm why no one told me about this dude pic.twitter.com/k7DvSvAA7b
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016
Yo who is this?! He looks like he is dope!! pic.twitter.com/rHadKc8rb9
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016
Ok y'all killing me now! His ass is like my favorite honey bun warmed in the microwave! I just treasure every bite! (Wipes away saliva) pic.twitter.com/zxtwaF9BBA
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016
Why y'all not telling me about all the hot one man why y'all holding out!! pic.twitter.com/XGTNFo1gU0
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016
What's a red card? Is it serious? pic.twitter.com/YIzS4F7DnT
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016
"Dooooodidooooo didoodidoodidooo, loving you" (hits that high note cause I'm exhilarated with sexiness) pic.twitter.com/QXs3Ib0DkL
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016
If y'all love me y'all will give me Tim Howard for Christmas! I know somebody know him lmao!!
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016
Yo the Tim dude is really good at his job!
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016
Don't pull him!! Yellow card muthafucka! I think I'm getting it y'all!! pic.twitter.com/nmgDC83E15
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016
Y'all killing me! Are you serious?! Even the stands are fine lmao!!! pic.twitter.com/H2KangJ6gL
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016
Yo I've been watching soccer all day!! Lol
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) October 31, 2016
It's like basketball with feet
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) October 31, 2016
See what I mean basketball with feet! They guarding each other. Just a bigger basket! pic.twitter.com/AeIOQwNhOE
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) October 31, 2016
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!! Can't help it! pic.twitter.com/Hq5ZQXM8Ey
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) October 31, 2016
What they chanting! pic.twitter.com/qVrnqtvkei
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) October 31, 2016
Lodeiroooooooooooooooooooo!!! Rhymes with GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAL!! pic.twitter.com/vhPan3hOUf
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) October 31, 2016
You suppose to stop the ball pic.twitter.com/4Z20fLpfJw
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) October 31, 2016
I would be scare every time they came toward my goal if I was him! My heart would be like "oh shit shit they already got three on me!" pic.twitter.com/TbrKqGqaDa
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) October 31, 2016
Good night MLS!! Time for westworld!!
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) October 31, 2016
If Jones can get this excited over the MLS Playoffs, imagine how she would react to a regular Premier League or Champions League game. MLS had some exciting results over the weekend, but that’s a regular occurrence in England. She got a brief taste of the Premier League when she saw a commercial featuring Paul Pogba.
Jones is one of the great personalities in entertainment today. While everyone loves watching her perform scripted material, the uncut version is just as good. Watching her fall in love with MLS should be encouraging for the league, and she can help it grow exponentially by bringing it up on the next taping of SNL. After her foray into the MLS Playoffs, she’ll surely want to share this beautiful game with the rest of the world.
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MLS returns next Sunday with second leg fixtures. It should be even better than this week’s games now that elimination is on the line. Hopefully Jones will be watching, and can convince her followers to bring its ratings up and keep the NFL’s ratings down.