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  • Exact_Dragonfly_9361@alien.top
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    1 year ago

    After signing Messi, Busquets, Alba, and now probably Suarez in Miami, what MLS team do you see that can achieve similar signings, and what big names do you see coming to MLS?

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      1 year ago

      on the horizon i think griezmann and giroud are coming. i do think (hope?) neymar will too. will there be a time where the USMNT stars come here earlier than maybe expected like bradley/altidore/dempsey did? who knows.

      tough to compete with saudi money so if a player is moving just for money, they’re gonig to saudi 100%. but lifestyle is here. messi helped a lot too (OBVIOUSLY)