David Villa Talks About Soccer In The USA

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

What a soccer summer is happening in the United States!

FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will play a Clásico next Saturday in Miami, part of a European club tour in which top-tier teams such as Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus in Turin have been seen in action.

Added to all this is the CONCACAF Gold Cup, which the winner in the final between Jamaica and the United States will be known this Wednesday, in addition to the games of Major League Soccer (MLS), whose season is at its peak for these dates.

"The evolution [of soccer] has been beastly, since I arrived [in 2014] until now the growth has been enormous, both in the media and as footballers, the fields, the coaches, the assistance of public,”New York City FC captain David Villa explained to People en Español, who participated in a children's soccer camp sponsored by McDonald's in the framework of the International Champions Cup, the event that has brought together European clubs currently in tour of the United States.

“You have to grow from the bottom, children. They are the most important thing and all these campaigns are of great importance to help the growth of soccer in this country”, added the Spanish striker, world champion in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and former player of FC Barcelona.

Due to his past militancy in the Catalan club, he obviously has Barça as the favorite to win the friendly Classic that will be played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, beyond the Barca team ended last season watching their great white rivals lift the trophies of the Spanish League and the Champions of Europe.

"I think Barcelona has a great squad with great players and will be ready to fight all the titles, without a doubt," he stressed. "It is still early, because he has just started training and has only played friendly matches, but I am sure he will fight for everything, because he is one of the best teams in the world."

Regarding his own team, which was named last year the best player in MLS, he was hopeful that this year NYC FC can bring joy to the fans.

"The good thing about this league [MLS] is that it is so competitive that all teams can claim the title," he said. "I think that because of our trajectory we are on the way to being within the playoff rankings, and everything can happen there."