Michael Bradley Stars In New ‘SportsCenter’ Ad Ahead Of World Cup (Video)

Michael Bradley’s preparation for the 2014 FIFA World Cup apparently included a bit of acting.

The U.S. men’s national team and Toronto FC midfielder is the star of ESPN’s latest “This Is SportsCenter” commercial, which first aired Thursday.

The latest in a long line of “SportsCenter” ads featuring U.S. national team stars, this one pokes fun at an old soccer tradition.

Pretty funny stuff. It still ranks behind Landon Donovan’s red-card copy machine and John Anderson’s flopping in our power rankings, though.

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