{"id":3310,"date":"2016-07-27T11:23:31","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T10:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestofyou.es\/en\/?p=3310"},"modified":"2018-10-27T16:42:15","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T16:42:15","slug":"xabi-alonso-on-360o-press-conference-it-is-nice-to-see-how-soccer-is-rising-in-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestofyou.es\/en\/xabi-alonso-on-360o-press-conference-it-is-nice-to-see-how-soccer-is-rising-in-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"XABI ALONSO, ON 360\u00ba PRESS CONFERENCE: \u201cIT IS NICE TO SEE HOW SOCCER IS RISING IN THE USA\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Xabi Alonso<\/strong> has given a 360\u00ba<\/strong> press conference in Chicago accompanied by his teammate Holger Badstuber and two players of AC Milan.<\/p>\n

The midfielder, touring US with Bayern Munich<\/strong>, has spoken about the increasing interest in soccer in US: \u201cThere are many fans that, through media, follow our trainings and games. It is nice to see how soccer<\/strong> is rising in the US<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Concerning local championship, Alonso states that \u201cpeople could think its level is lower than European ones, but Steven Gerrard<\/strong> told me that it is really demanding. Here the teams are strong, physically well prepared\u201d.<\/p>\n

Asked about the effects of new technologies in soccer, the players has confessed that \u201cit is an important fact, they have changed soccer in many terms. He has added (smiling): \u201cAll your movements are controlled by GPS, there is no time to relax when training\u201d.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n