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Lunchtime distraction: Sporting Kansas City and goal celebration talk

Houston Dynamo v Sporting Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, KS - SEPTEMBER 10: Kei Kamara #23 of Sporting Kansas City congratulates C.J. Sapong #17 after Sapong scored a goal during the second half of the MLS game on September 10, 2011 at LiveStrong Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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Sporting Kansas City is perfect in five 2012 matches. The field is having a little trouble keeping up. We get that.

But can’t the others at least challenge the gang from Livestrong when it comes to best goal celebrations? Is that really too much to ask? Where is Clint Dempsey when you need him. (In another life, Big Tex was known for his creative celebrations around Gillette Stadium.)

But there they are, Kei Kamara and C.J. Sapong getting creative again and again after bending the net at Livestrong Sporting Park. So, which one might we like best?

Is it last week’s “slow-mo slide:”

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Or, like us, would you still tip this one (We’ll call it “Got a little Irish in ya …?”) as the gold standard of 2012 MLS goal celebrations?

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Finally, for comparisons sake, here’s the 2011 standard to beat:

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