Ronaldo

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I didn’t know whether to put this in the MLS forum of this one, but I found this kind of interesting. He’s probably just saying it like Beckham was a few months ago, but I would be one happy person if he came over. I’m sure RSL would welcome him with open arms, I’m sure he would feel comfortable with a team with the name Real 😉 Anyway, it also mentions it's unlikely because of his huge salary, but it's still a nice though.

Persistent pressure just a part of being Ronaldo

He has four more years on his contract with Real and says one day he'd like to play in Major League Soccer. That possibility seems remote because he earns $25.3 million in salary and endorsements a year, according to figures released by France Football.

Still, he has enjoyed America since 1994, when he came to the USA as a member of the Brazilian team that won the World Cup. He also would like to emulate Pele, whose arrival in 1975 to play for the New York Cosmos transformed the sport in America as nothing else has done before or since.

"I have very fond memories of '94, even though I didn't play a minute," he says. "I've come here a couple of times on vacation. (Los Angeles) is a beautiful city. I have stayed in Santa Monica and Malibu, and I enjoy the beaches. Last year I was in New York and stayed for two weeks.

"I never saw Pele play. When he arrived here, it was a huge part of the sport growing here in the United States. That's what I want to contribute."

Anyway, I just find it nice that players from around the world are starting to talk about MLS like it's actually getting (key work getting) to the level that the rest of the world is at.

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More silliness on this here.