Ochocinco Invited To Try Out For MLS Team In Savvy MLS Publicity Gambit

Sporting Kansas City received more single-day publicity today than it has in possibly eternity by inviting publicity provocateur and soccer hobbyist Chad Ochocinco to audition for the team. Does Ochocinco have a realistic shot at making the team? Psssh. Will he be faster than Omar Bravo, the gifted Mexican striker the club will have playing up front? Sure. Is it fun to entertain the idea of a two-sport athlete in football and football? You bet. KC fans, naturally, have gone all gooey at the prospect. Ole, ole, Ochocinco.

Here's some footage of Ochocinco showing off his kicking skills in the NFL: