Alexi Lalas, GM of the LA Galaxy is being quoted by the Associated Press

In England, our league is considered second class, but I honestly believe if you took a helicopter and grabbed a bunch of MLS players and took them to the perceived best league in the world they wouldn’t miss a beat and the fans wouldn’t notice any drop in quality.

Now, I’m not one to deride the quality of the MLS - I think it’s entertaining and very competitive - but I would never go so far as to say that it was on par with the Premiership. The competitive spirit of the players may be on par but the quality of play is not. Granted, there are players in the MLS that could make waves in the Premiership, but they are few and far between.

I have to give Alexi some credit, however; He’s sure is quotable.