Former Bulgarian footballer Hristo Stoichkov He was very excited this Tuesday with the arrival of Lionel Messi to the football of USA, where the European played in Chicago Fire in 2000and said that it would be inappropriate to believe that the world champion “he came to MLS to ride”.
Stoichkovformer player of Barcelona Spaniard, said about Messi to the Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo: “I love and respect this boy a lot (Messi). Whoever thinks he’s coming for a walk doesn’t know him. Let him forget, he wants to win”.
The Bulgarian, who also played in Italy, Arabia, Japan and the United States, went beyond the arrival of Messi to inter miami and pointed to the future of Rosario in the sargentinian elected: “I am convinced that lionel will arrive to the World Cup 2026. The first objective is the America Cupwhich will be played in USA, will prepare for that. When Messi sets out to do something, he fights for it. He wants to win and be better every day”, analyzed the 57-year-old Bulgarian.
The race of Stoichkov in MLS
Stoichkov played in the MLS for Chicago Fire where he was runner-up in 2000 behind the D.C. United and won the Lamar Hunt Cup, the United States Cupdefeating DC in the final.
“I played in the MLS for four years. Chicago Fire signed me, because there are a lot of Bulgarians in the city. It is a stable league where they have played Carlos Valderrama, Lothar Matthäus, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, David Villa, Thierry Henry, Carlos Vela and Rafa Márquez. Don’t be afraid of money Saudi Arabia and neither the rise of the chinese league. The MLS It has a slow but continuous growth”, concluded the Bulgarian, winner of 20 national and five international titles.
When will Messi’s debut in the MLS be?
This Tuesday, the captain of the selected albiceleste world champion in Qatar 2022 will carry out its first practice, with open doors for the public and journalism.
Although there is still no concrete confirmation, it is speculated that, after the training, on the 10th he will offer his first press conference in North American territory, accompanied by George More Graythe owner of the franchise.
He already said it Former Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain striker in the middle of the presentation on Sunday night, when he stated that he felt “happy to have chosen this project” that not only involves the Florida institution but also the entire MLS as a whole.
And then, with a view to his debut with the pink number 10 shirt, Messi already has the focus on Blue Crossin the game on Friday night League Cupwhich brings together institutions from the United States and Mexico.
Source: Ambito
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