Guatemalan football player Carlos “Pescadito” Ruiz, a football legend of his country and Major League Soccer, gave an interview to EFE in which He spoke about his past in the US with David Beckham at the LA Galaxy.
Ruiz had an important career playing with Greek Aris Thessaloniki, in Mexico, with Veracruz and in the United States with Galaxy, Dallas, Toronto, DC United and Philadelphia. He is currently a commentator on the ambitious Apple TV and MLS project.
Talking about his past in LA, Pescadito analyzed the impact that the possible signing of the Argentinean Lionel Messi “Inter Miami” could have and expresses the wish that the younger generations of players Put social media aside and rediscover your true passion for football.
“Now the players are more social media artists than footballers,” he thought, before revealing his past with Galaxy later. “David’s arrival brought attention to MLS. There was a lot of press, including from the UK and Spain.. Being inside was incredible. I remember we had an Asian tour in 2008, we went to South Korea, Shanghai, Hong Kong and it was crazy.”he stressed.
As for the possible arrival of Messi, which has been talked about by various personalities in recent weeks, “Pescadito” Ruiz believes that his arrival will create an important image for MLS and the entire United States.
“I saw with my own eyes the influence of Beckham when he came. After Andrea Pirlo, David Villa. Here a lot of people’s players have gone through and they’ve grown up in MLS marketing. To attract a player like Messi is ambitious, also for what it gives the image. I don’t see Messi jumping around the different leagues of the world. I think the best option for him is to bring his family to Miami and live in the United States and be part of this league’s history.” said.
Source: La Opinion
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