The grief from the infamous 2002 US national team photo shoot lives on.
DaMarcus Beasley was the most recent target, this time in a brilliantly executed #ThrowbackThursday prank.
Beasley’s Houston Dynamo teammates donned specially made T-shirts mocking the pre-World Cup promotional shoot from all those years ago, featuring the then-young left back in a regrettably seductive pose, hands behind head, lying on the pitch wearing a deep V-neck and gold No. 7 chain.
The shirt was left hanging in his locker for Beasley to find, and the USMNT veteran was nothing but a good sport as his teammates made sure they made the most of the well-played social-media prank, posing for plenty of photos.
Of course, that photo shoot has been subject to relentless and ongoing scorn, even inspiring a long-form analysis done on ESPN’s Grantland just two years ago.
May the lampooning never end.
