Always charismatic and one of the first figures to play in the MLSJorge Campos revealed that in his time at the club LA Galaxy They even sent him by plane to go and return to Mexico. In chat with Unanimous Sports with Fer Cevallos, the former goalkeeper talked about his time in the United States League that this day turns 24 years of having started.
“I don’t know if he was spoiled but he came and went, They sent me planes, they sent me everywhere. Many times he came to the National Team, sometimes he had to be with Atlante, with Pumas. The team that I remember the most is the Galaxy and it is unforgettable, it is the beginning where we played the first game against San José in the Rose Bowl and The Galaxy for me is a team that I will always keep in mind“Said the Brody.
“Today everyone talks about the Galaxy but it started at that time, it was Cobi Jones, Mauricio Cienfuegos, HurtadoWe had a great team and the Galaxy started there in ’96. They talk a lot about the time now, but that team is unforgettable. “
Campos also explained that he arrived at the Galaxy because he convinced him Sunil Gulati, former president of the United States Soccer Federation from 2006 to 2018.
“The fault of all this was Sunil Gulati, who it was he who convinced me, he told me about the whole project of what MLS was, convinced me, spoke to me. I had other plans and I think he was the one who was looking for all the players, not just me. He told me that I was the first and that if I was encouraged the majority would be encouraged and convinced me. I liked the project and lI’m really happy with everything that happened in the MLS. It was something incredible, he was close to me, all the advice he gave me, it was very good footballing, in life, personally, in all aspects, ”he said.
He noted that among his plans was to seek new challenges and thought to go to South America or Europe, but in the end he opted for MLS.
Of the details he misses in MLS are the shoot outs, which used to be the way to decide the winner of a match that ended in a draw.
“The shoot outs was new, that was show ending the game in a tie, because there was no tie. There has always been a search for a show, I don’t know why they removed it but it was very pretty. The difference is that soccer is a little bit different right now, before it was too fast, there were goals and we also faced 1500 times with the same teams. We were 14, if we were in New York we took advantage to play in Boston, ”Campos said.
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