Coming to North America?
The debate regarding the value of imported players coming to Major League Soccer will continue to rage, but one thing is certain: interest in North American soccer in foreign lands is increasing.
Over the Christmas period, I spoke to an old friend who is a U.K.-based soccer agent and he indicated that several of his clients were hopeful of playing in the U.S. at some point in their careers.
This agent has 14 Premiership players – seven of them English, four European and three African – on his books, and he indicated that five of them had expressed clear interest in a move to the United States.
The players in question are ages 32, 30, 27, 26 and 25. That would appear to fly in the face of criticisms that MLS is a little more than a retirement home for washed-up journeymen looking for a final payday.
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
"The arrival of Ronaldo would be a gift and a blessing. We know he is interested in coming to Flamengo." – Flamengo coach Joel Santana on the possibility of signing Ronaldo from AC Milan.
