The Luis Figo to MLS Rumors just won’t die

By: Bob | June 7th, 2007

I’m starting to believe that we will spend more years talking about Luis Figo possibly moving to Major League Soccer than we will see him actually ever playing in the United States. LA Galaxy boss Alexi Lalas did his part today to keep the speculation alive.

Talking to the Portuguese newspaper Diario de Noticias, Lalas said:

‘We know that Figo is on the market and we will follow the situation very carefully.

‘If the player were interested in experiencing a spell in the United States we would be ready to do anything to sign him.

‘The MLS’ main objective is to allow our league to become one of the most important in the world.’

Pairing David Beckham with Luis Figo in the same midfield for the LA Galaxy would certainly help the team be one of the most important in the world if the world was still 2003. They might even win a trophy together for a change. Obviously Figo is a huge name and although his skills have diminished he still has game, but signing players that are at the tail ends of their careers hardly makes a league become one of the most important in the world. It makes you a lucrative retirement home. Just ask the leagues in the Middle East and the J-League.

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tmc

1) MLS' Salary Cap is clearly a sham.

2) Any time there is a little bit of scuttlebutt about a fading European star heading to the MLS (I'm thinking of Zidane), the big redhead simply can't help himself.

3) LA have 6 points from 7 games, tied for DFL in the MLS.

4) Beckham isn't going to play in all of their games in the 2nd half of the season now that he is back with England. He could miss several. Time to get it together, oh wait, Landycakes is off to the Gold Cup. Looks like this season is a wash.
Laurie

Ooh. A Helan-Posh-Bianca catfight!!
Martha

Lalas is such an ass, I'm trying really, really hard to not even bother writing about this.

And, seriously -- aren't the Galaxy out of DPs now? Beckham and Landon? What, Figo's going to come for the league minimum?