Leslie Jones Discovered Soccer Over The Weekend And All The World Rejoiced
Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/GettyComedian and hero of these troubled times Leslie Jones has delighted Twitter followers with her sports and pop culture commentary. Her live reactions to Game of Thrones earlier this year the stuff of legend. More recently, her shouty, earnest, unapologetically enthusiastic reactions to the Rio Olympics were so hilarious that NBC put her on a plane to Brazil.
This past weekend, the Saturday Night Live cast member got into soccer and It. Was. Glorious.
Fair warning: the tweets and videos posted below may be NSFW.
She started with a delayed viewing of Barcelona vs Manchester City in the Champions League.
Ummmm soccer players are HOT!! Even the coaches are fine. Damn! pic.twitter.com/dG2zVmaqRj
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) October 28, 2016
How did I miss the men in ??!
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) October 28, 2016
On Saturday, she uncovered one of football fandom’s greatest treasures: Shirtless Olivier Giroud.
Ok where is the nearest soccer field I’m starting today!! Jesus wept! GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!! pic.twitter.com/C4JkidULBr
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016
Jones then spent Sunday taking in some early morning Premier League football before launching into a full day of MLS Cup Playoff action.
Ok y’all soccer is on today I’m gonna be looking for a boyfriend lmao pic.twitter.com/6p6A6ZfwEn
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016
many games y’all got to tell me where to go.I got Verizon. And I’m getting confused by names of teams. But I want to see the good ones HELP! pic.twitter.com/PQOh9jopdz
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016
So handsome pic.twitter.com/rqCxgUmch4
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016
I really like soccer I really dooooooooooo! pic.twitter.com/6UsY2789ef
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016
Jesus wept!! I can’t concentrate pic.twitter.com/Uy2Ox88dpe
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016
Every time I see them use they head to hit ball I’m like damn that don’t hurt? pic.twitter.com/zGcOfrgDoF
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016
OLE OLE OLE OLE OOOLE OLE OLE YOOOOOO THEY SO FINE! pic.twitter.com/2XAUPT4mEJ
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016
Lodeiroooooooooooooooooooo!!! Rhymes with GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAL!! pic.twitter.com/vhPan3hOUf
— 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
Free kick….Free throw. Basketball but with feet pic.twitter.com/ikLz0waZz4
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) October 31, 2016
We as a society do not deserve Leslie Jones. Soccer Twitter most definitely don’t deserve Leslie Jones. But she’s one of us now, and we are all better for it.
I LOVE THIS GAME! ITS SO FUN TO WATCH!!
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016
I WANT TO GO TO A SOCCER GAME SOMEBODY MAKE IT HAPPEN!!
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) October 30, 2016