The days of the retirement league trope appear to be ending, while Inter Miami\u2019s star had an outstanding \u2013 and amusing \u2013 game against Orlando City<\/p>\n
Even before David Beckham swapped Madrid for Los Angeles, MLS has harbored a reputation as a \u201cretirement league.\u201d The notion is well-worn in banter circles. It\u2019s tired, and also at least a little bit true.<\/p>\n
Robbie Keane. Kak\u00e1. David Villa. Andrea Pirlo. Didier Drogba. Wayne Rooney. Zlatan Ibrahimovi\u0107. All of them \u2013 and many others \u2013 enjoyed late-career stops in the United States. Today, three of the 11 players named to Fifa\u2019s Dream Team after the 2014 World Cup play in the league: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Thomas M\u00fcller (Vancouver Whitecaps) and James Rodr\u00edguez (Minnesota United). When Son Heung-min (33 years old) arrived in Los Angeles after his decade with Tottenham, he reunited with longtime Spurs teammate Hugo Lloris (39), and ensured derby days against the LA Galaxy\u2019s Marco Reus (36).<\/p>\n
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