Nicolas Lodeiro’s son is an almost ubiquitous part of the Seattle Sounders gameday experience, often entering the field with his dad and hanging out in the postgame locker room. So it should probably come as little surprise that Leandro is the inspiration for Lodeiro’s butt-slapping celebration that followed his MLS Goal of the Week from Sunday.
Last night, Nicolas Lodeiro told me this peculiar celebration was inspired by his son.
"I did it for my son. At home he is always doing that same dance so I told him I'd do it during a game.