Toronto FC responds to Columbus Crew's MVP bribes with free pizza
A few days ago, the Columbus Crew sent out care packages to various reporters that have a vote at the end of the season for Major League Soccer's MVP award, in an effort to garner votes towards Kei Kamara.
It was certainly a smart strategy - after all, who doesn't love free gifts? But Toronto FC's response, in support of their own star candidate Sebastian Giovinco, might have just ended the MVP race entirely.
Pizza. That's right, pizza - freshly made in each voter's respective city, and delivered for lunch with a pepperoni number 10 in the middle, to remind voters that the Atomic Ant of Toronto is most worthy of their support.
The MLS MVP campaigns between #KEI4MVP and @torontofc's Giovinco heated up today: https://t.co/7IiavRhiqm pic.twitter.com/fzdTrZoOKj
— OrlSentinel Soccer (@oslions) October 23, 2015
Well @torontofc sent a pizza hoping we'd vote Giovinco for MVP. Don't think it was really necessary... pic.twitter.com/93ykxGMG7W
— Ben Baer (@BenBaer89) October 23, 2015
I already voted for Sebastian Giovinco as @MLS MVP but this delivery by @torontofc is a pretty exceptional PR play! pic.twitter.com/tcVNgwYd4h
— Luke Wileman (@LukeWileman) October 23, 2015
Game over? Probably.
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