Marcello Hernandez was asked to host the most glamorous night in American sports, but asked people to answer one important question.
With the ESPY awards taking place, the eyes of the American sports world were on Marcello Hernandez, who hosted the ceremony.
However, they might not be thrilled with his opening monologue, as he ended up asking one question that the world has been asking for years.
Marcello Hernandez brings up ‘world champions’ point in front of American sports teams
During his monologue at the ESPYs, Marcello Hernandez referenced the ongoing FIFA World Cup, and what an experience it has been for American fans.
He joked that American fans are learning that the world is far bigger than the US and Canada, a dig at them crowning their sports champions as world champions.
“World Cup is the time when American sports fans remember what the word ‘world’ means. They usually think it means the US & one team from Toronto.
“It has been amazing to see Americans learn about soccer, and Europeans learn about ranch dressing. I have something to say to the Europeans. It’s not so easy to stay skinny here, is it?
“I’ve really enjoyed seeing you slim snobs eating our delicious junk food. This is karma. You called Americans fat for hundreds of years, and now look at you, drinking ranch, and taking it home with you like a weirdo.
“That’s the fattest thing you can do, by the way, travel with ranch. I can’t wait for them to go back to Europe and not fit into a medium anymore.”
American sports have long faced criticism for World Champions title
Hernandez is far from the first person to bring up this issue in American sports. For years, fans across the world have questioned how a winner of an American sports league can be crowned world champions.
American Olympian Noah Lyles once questioned the NBA for crowning their winners World Champions, noting that they couldn’t be considered the best in the world for winning an American tournament.
On the other side, fans have argued that sports like baseball and basketball do have a global presence, and the American leagues house the best players from all over the world.
They cite foreign superstars like Victor Wembanyama, Shohei Ohtani, and Luka Doncic leaving other leagues to join the NBA to justify the world champions’ status.
But the rest of the world is unlikely to budge from this stance, as it is oxymoronic for winners of a domestic league to crown themselves world champions.
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