The Major League Soccer may not be World’s most accomplished football but has host quite numbers of professional players who have plied their trade across Europe and other continent, So on this post I’ll be listing some of the popular professionals to have graced the league either still active or retired :
1. WAYNE ROONEY: The Former Manchester United’s man who, at club level is also the only English player to have won every trophy available in English, European and Continental football plays for the D.C. United of MLS after moving there earlier this year from Everton
2. STEVEN GERRARD: Gerrard is another English player who spent a greater part of his career at Liverpool from 1999 to 2015 and went to LA GALAXY where he had 5 goals in 34 appearance before retiring to manage Rangers FC of Scotland
3. ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC: The versatile forward who has over 500 senior career goals,The Swedish man who is also the third-most decorated footballer in the world currently play for LA GALAXY
4. DAVID VILLA: The Spanish striker who was said to be one of the best strikers of this generation plays for NEW YORK CITY of MLS and he’s also the captain of the team
5. BASTIAN SCHWEINSTEIGER: The German world cup winning central midfielder left Manchester United for CHICAGO FIRE in 2017 where he had 7 goals in 55 appearance
6. THIERRY HENRY: The Arsenal FC’s all time leading scorer left Barcelona for NEW YORK RED BULLS in 2010 where he won the MLS’s supporters shield in 2013 before retiring for football managing in 2014, He’s currently the Manager of FC Monaco of France
7. FRANK LAMPARD: The former Chelsea man who is also the all time leading scorer of the team is considered by pundits as one of the best midfielder of his generation, he left Manchester City for New YORK CITY FC where he played till he retired in 2016,he currently manages Derby county FC of England
8. DAVID BECKHAM: The Current president of INTER MIAMI CF who won 19 major trophies in his playing days played for LA GALAXY from 2007 to 2012
9. ASHLEY COLE: Seems the list of English players in the MLS is endless as Cole is another English left back who played for major clubs in England before heading to LA GALAXY in 2016 where he plays till date
10. ANDREA PIRLO: The Italian free kick specialist who is also a crafty midfielder who left Juventus in 2015 for NEW YORK CITY where he played till he retired in 2017
NOTABLE MENTIONS: Bacary Sagna,Jermane Defoe ,Obafemi Martin,Jao Moutinho,Julio Baptista, Tim Cahill etal, you can add others you know
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