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Originally Posted by CroFlames
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My guess is he wouldn't be in the squad for those low level games. Doubt Becks would make the trip either.
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Originally Posted by d_phaneuf
I do think messi will do really well, attacking players have mostly fared pretty well when signing their retirement contract in mls
Keane, giovinco, zlatan, henry etc.
The level of defense will be so much lower than hes used too
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Yeah it's not really even close. Zlatlan and Keane were decent and Keane played a number of good years and scored a lot of goals, but they were further in the twilight of the careers (don't forget Rooney), but not really huge draws when on the road.
Guys like Swienstiger faded into oblivion.
Messi will dominate.
I think it's just for a couple years, raises the MLS profile leading into the 2026 WC, and he gets, like Beckham did, wined, dined and 69ed by the US media and gets his brand grown even bigger with sponsors, and signs a final year in Barca.
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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
But really I would have liked to see him on a squad that wasn't PSG or Barcelona...especially since he really wasn't that great for PSG.
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I realize the level in Lige1 isn't the same, but hard to say he "wasn't great".
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