obviously implying that I stink -- and a sweater. I told her that she shouldn't have gotten me two gifts, but then her older brother chimed in saying, 'Actually, the sweater was for me, but it didn't fit.'"
"I got re-gifted.
"As a side note, her older brother also used to call me Ben instead of Bobby, because her ex-boyfriend's name was Ben. I think he really liked me."
D.C. United midfielder/forward Domenic Mediate:
"One time, I got this small gift -- some sort of car game. You know the one with the pegs and triangles? That game's not that fun, but at least it keeps you entertained for a while. This game was worse. I was 18 at the time and this game was for 3-6 year-olds."
Toronto FC head coach Mo Johnston:
"Slippers."
Toronto FC assistant coach Bob Gansler:
"There's never any bad gift. It's the sentiment that counts."
Toronto FC assistant coach Mike Matkovich:
"A shovel."
Toronto FC defender Adam Braz:
"A bottle of gin because: a) it's not good for athletes to drink and b) I don't drink gin so I gave it away."
Toronto FC goalkeeper Greg Sutton:
"A broom from my mother -- a subtle hint to clean my room when I was seven."
Toronto FC midfielder Jim Brennan:
"A Hawaiian shirt."
Toronto FC defender Chris Pozniak:
"A gift certificate to get my hair cut. My hair is awesome .. don't know why I'd need that."
Toronto FC defender Marco Reda:
"Yet another pair of underwear from my mom."
Columbus Crew defender Rusty Pierce:
"The worst Christmas gift I ever received was a pair of 'soccer shorts' that were longer in the back than in the front (think flaps) and had wooden shapes attached to the drawstring."
Columbus Crew defender Jed Zayner:
"I'd have to say an alarm clock in the shape of a soccer ball that, when the alarm goes off, you hear 'Ggggggoooooooooaaaaaaalllllllll' from that famous futbol announcer. It was funny in the beginning, but when I couldn't turn it off I just took out the batteries and went right back to sleep."
New York Red Bulls midfielder Joe Vide:
"I was 18 at the time and I got a Big Dog sweater. It had all of these dogs were on it and I was like, 'Are you kidding me?'"
New York Red Bulls defender Marvell Wynne:
"The worst gift I've ever had came during my sophomore year in high school. My grandmother sent me a Power Rangers frisbee."
New York Red Bulls defender Todd Dunivant:
"Probably Christmas tree ornaments. I got them in high school ... they were airplanes."
New York Red Bulls defender Taylor Graham:
"Remote control whoopee cushion ... actually that was pretty cool. That may have been my best gift."
Chicago Fire forward Chris Rolfe:
"The worst gift that I've gotten, and continue to get, is something I'm sure most people have experienced. Almost every year, I will get some sort of clothing that is not even close to my size. Now this is okay if it's a first time offender, but it continues to happen from the same people! I know, I know -- it's the thought that matters ..."
Chicago Fire defender Dasan Robinson:
"The worst gift I probably ever received was probably a hand-knitted sweater that was too tight. I was 13 or 14, and the colors just didn't go right with what was in style at the time, like a holiday sweater. It just didn't work out for me."
Chicago Fire head coach Dave Sarachan:
"A sweater vest. A blue, suede sweater-vest that I could never wear. My brother actually got the same sweater so we used to pass it back and forth between each other, trying to make the other wear it."
