Quotes About MLS

I played three seasons when I was in MLS before I went to Europe, and every year, I was able to be selected for the All-Star, which was an honor.

My dream is to play in the MLS maybe, because I love the lifestyle in America. Doesn't matter - New York, L.A. - I want the big city.

My big goal is to be a champion in MLS.

I want to surprise all the fans, all the people in MLS.

The equality of play was a surprise-it was the most competitive race in the seven-year history of MLS.

Arsenal play attractive football, and I enjoy that. I think you could see against the MLS side that this team has a lot of quality, and we'll give our all to show that on the pitch.

I play with Sacha Kljestan, and I talk a lot with him about playing in MLS.

I pray Cardiff get back to the Premier League. If I sell Cardiff, I will buy another club in the U.K. I have a club in Sarajevo. The fans are fantastic. The people who run the club are incredible. They really motivate me. I'm looking at another club in Europe and then the MLS.

If I'm destined to play in the MLS, I will.

You're seeing more players come back to MLS in their prime and the homegrown talent coming up that's of high quality. I think that game's always continuing to grow, and I'm happy to be part of that growth and come back to the league.

Everyone looks at MLS in a different way, of course. Because of the players coming in, it's a better league than before, of course. Everyone can see that there is potential to improve.

To get players for MLS, we sometimes had to go to places where nobody else goes. The big teams have global scouting networks but we had to be creative.

I want to inspire kids, and yeah, if that helps with expansion teams - in the MLS or anything like that - but my main goal is just to inspire. Try and inspire our youth.

MLS is a league that is growing. What can I say? The league is more physical: the players here can play 90 minutes or more. There is a little bit more quality in Spain, because it's more technical, but it's difficult to say.

The days of 35-year-old pros turning up in the States to earn easy money before retiring are long gone and the MLS is a really competitive league.

I never had any doubts. I wanted MLS. I'd followed it on TV, and I liked it. And being able to play in New York did the rest. I don't know if I would have accepted an offer from any other city.

Playing in MLS was a great experience. It has boosted my confidence and I feel I have matured as a player.

Coaching in Major League Soccer and living in Atlanta has been a wonderful experience and a welcome new challenge.

Baseball and American football and hockey are all ahead because they have a history. The MLS is kind of new. So hopefully, in time, and with players coming and trying to develop the game, and the U.S. team also doing well - at the last World Cup, they finished above England and created some buzz.

It would be incredible, I'd love to play in the MLS some day.

Through hard work, passion and determination my teammates and I transformed TFC and made it one of the best clubs in MLS and in North America.

When I was back in Italy my friends ask me about MLS. I say I am happy, I like it here.

It's been a big flaw of ours in the soccer department that a lot of our best athletes go and play other sports. But I think young players have seen me, and others, go over to Europe and play in some of the best leagues - and MLS is improving so much, too.

Even all the top players going to Europe to play helps soccer in America, as do all the MLS players like Beckham and all that, they're trying to promote it. At the end of the day it's about getting the younger generation interested at an early age so most of them will move on and play.