It Was A Difficult Decision To Move Back To The States But I Wanted To Do My Bit To Really Help Promote The Game And Grow The Sport In America. It Was Never The Same, Though. I Never Felt The Same Passion For The Game In The States And There Were A Lot Of Headaches, A Lot Of Obstacles To Overcome - It Didn't Just Run Itself For The Love Of The Game Because Soccer Is Not The No. 1 Sport As It Is In Europe. It Was Tough And Though I Tried To Do The Right Thing, Looking At Things Now With The League Suspended And Many Of The Teams I Have Played In Folded, I Wish I Remained In Europe. - SearchQuotes

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It was a difficult decision to move back to the States but I wanted to do my bit to really help promote the game and grow the sport in America. It was never the same, though. I never felt the same passion for the game in the States and there were a lot of headaches, a lot of obstacles to overcome - it didn't just run itself for the love of the game because soccer is not the No. 1 sport as it is in Europe. It was tough and though I tried to do the right thing, looking at things now with the league suspended and many of the teams I have played in folded, I wish I remained in Europe.

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