Ferretti recalls that Pele helped soccer in the United States grow

The machine chief admitted that all this preamble helped soccer in the United States have a place at the table with the country’s traditional sports.

Riccardo Ferrettitechnical director of blue crossHe commented, laughing, that it would be better if Lionel Messi did not play on Friday with Inter Miami when the two teams open the League Cup, but noted that Pele was one of those who helped American football grow, which is the situation today. Messi Benefit and contribute.

“If he didn’t play it would be better (laughs). You have to think about one thing. Why are there so many people here? Messi. Two things are important, the two institutions. blue cross He’s one of the Big Four and we have prestige and we deserve respect,” Tuca said in a press conference before Friday’s duel.

“American football wants to evolve and it did a lot. From the precursors, there is now this boom. From pellet In the universe how many years ago. when pellet It came to be the least practiced sport in the United States and now it is the most practiced. Verity.

In the same way, the helmsman of the machine admitted that all this introduction helped football in this United State He had a place at the table with the country’s traditional sports and this has led to the fact that today their team is the best in the region and a competitor to beat.

Football evolution United State no doubt. The team to beat in the area is United State, although we don’t want to see why their planning and production are superior to ours. The Brazilian admitted that football has a disadvantage in competing with other, more established sports such as baseball or basketball, but football occupies an important place with other sports and this comes 35 years ago when baseball was 140.

Finally, about Lionel MessiHe explained that although it was a pleasure to see him and measure himself against him, he didn’t want him to do well in the game. In addition to knowing well Gerardo Martino For a long time, when the Argentine was a member of the Olympia.

“It’s great to get up against a player like this, one of the greats among the greats. You want to win and I don’t want you to do well. I don’t want it to be good against me, but to my team. Off the field it will be the third time I see him and for me they talk a lot.” about him in sport, but first I see what he does off the field as a human being.”

“When they decided to take over, I was able to talk to him, but he is a capable and experienced person and the relationship was not very necessary on my part. I gave him the unconditional support and the team he represents. I have built a good relationship with him since he led OlympiaHe finished.