#OldSchoolMLSFans take over Twitter
MLSsoccer.com held a special #OldSchoolMLSFans Twitter Contest where fans showed their MLS roots by tweeting “#OldSchoolMLSFans remember _______" and filling in the blank. Five fans were randomly selected to win vintage MLS bobbleheads. Below are the winners and a few honorable mentions. Read the original giveaway rules here.
Winners
Joe Leyba from Minneapolis, MN, won a 2002 MLS Cup Champions Carlos Ruiz bobblehead.
#OldSchoolMLSFans remember when you could spill salsa all over your 1996 Galaxy jersey and nobody could notice. @mls
Christian Baer from Silver Springs, MD, won a 1999 Marco Etcheverry bobblehead.
#OldSchoolMLSFans remember Carlos Valderrama's luscious locks @mls
Kevin Wos from Oceanside, CA, won a 2003 Brian McBride bobblehead.
#OldSchoolMLSFans remember @ChicagoFire winning the Double in their first season. #cf97 @MLS
Anthony de Sam Lazaro from Saint Paul, MN, won a 2003 Preki bobblehead.
@MLS #OldSchoolMLSFans nicknames like Big Mama, El Tanque, El Pibe, and El Pitufo (The Smurf)
Rogelio Antonio Padilla from Alhambra, CA, won a 2002 Cobi Jones bobblehead.
@MLS#OldSchoolMLSFans remember the Supports Shield vs. Supporters Scudetto debates.
Honorable Mentions
Grant Wahl from Sports Illustrated.
#OldSchoolMLSFans stood in an empty Arrowhead stadium in '96 playoffs cheering for Garth Lagerwey, Digital Takawira & the KC Wiz.
Jeff Bradley from the Star-Ledger.
Wiz and Burn. Nouns not verbs. #OldSchoolMLSFans
Ed Mejia from Philadelphia, PA.
#oldschoolmlsfans remember current supporters group members being driven to mls games by soccer moms @mls
James Tott from Kansas City, KS.
@MLS #OldSchoolMLSFans remember Landon Donovan for his blonde hair.
Jared Bailey
@MLS #OldSchoolMLSFans remember Preki cutting someone and letting them recover just so he could cut them again.
Thanks to all fans who participated. Follow @MLS and stay tuned for the next Twitter giveaway.