“It’s a breath of fresh air for my eyes,” said the French goalkeeper. Hugo Lloris during a performance at his new club, Los Angeles FC, an ambitious team from the North American Soccer League (MLS). The jacket, t-shirt, shorts and sports shoes, all black, of Hugo Lloris, with a neat beard, were shown to the press in a room at the Intercontinental Hotel, surrounded by the skyscrapers of ‘Downtown LA’ ( the center of city economy), along with three new colleagues.
Arriving at the end of January in Los Angeles, the captain of the Blues, world champions in 2018, appreciated the large sign with his photo and a word “welcome” (in French), essential on the highway when leaving LAX international airport, symbol of “warm welcome” reserved for him. “I always thought about going to MLS one day or another. I was waiting for the right moment for me,” the goalkeeper said.
At 37 years old, Lloris came to MLS for what appeared to be one last challenge, after a 19-year career in Europe, including the last twelve at Tottenham, where he left without a trophy, having lost in the League final of Champions in 2019 against Liverpool. But the team record holder (145) is the unbreakable captain of the French team, world champion in 2018 but lost in the final of the 2022 edition to Qatar by Argentina.
“Los Angeles is a city of stars, it’s part of our program and our model to attract them,” explained LAFC technical director John Thorrington. “It’s rare to be able to sign a world champion captain, we took the opportunity when it arose.” Although the level of MLS is lower than the Premier League, “it was a breath of fresh air for my eyes,” said the player who played in Nice and Lyon.
Source: La Verdad
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