Alexi Lalas
Alexi Lalas
Panayotis Alexander "Alexi" Lalasis a retired association football player who played mostly as a defender. Lalas is best known for his participation with the United States national team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where he was a standout player on the team with his distinctive long beard and hair. After the World Cup, Lalas went on to become the first American in Italy's Serie A as a member of Calcio Padova, Lalas would later return to the United States...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth1 June 1970
CityBirmingham, MI
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There are companies all over the world that recognize this point about New York. Other teams that play in Giants Stadium also reflect this.
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There wasn't a eureka moment when I sat up in bed and said this is what I needed to do. It was a combination of a lot of different conversations and ultimately it comes down to gut and where you feel you need to go and where you feel your future is and there came a point where I recognized this was the right decision for me at the time.
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He's a young player that I think everybody recognizes could be a great player. The fact is that I think he's a long way off, but he needs to start getting in the environment.
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I see them in a different light. I've seen their best and worst on and off the field. To be even grouped in the same sentence with them is a tremendous honor.
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I've been corresponding with his people and different people within MLS and within our organization have different contacts down there to try and get a hold of him because he's not the easiest guy to get a hold of. From what I've heard back, the feedback we've gotten, is that he is en route. I'll believe it when I see it.
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During his years in exile, Steve has grown into a better player and person. I'm sure our fans are excited to welcome back one of the most popular personalities ever to don the red and black.
We like to look at this as an upgrade.
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Doug Hamilton established a standard of excellence for this club, on and off the field, and it is our responsibility to continue to live up to that standard.
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On the left hand side and the right hand size we look to Peter and Chris to provide service, to go up and down the flanks, which is something we admittedly didn't do enough of last year.
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While I'm excited about the opportunity to return to the L.A. Galaxy, I'm also sad to be leaving this team and this area after such a short period of time.
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