Steve Nicol reflects on the impact David Villa has had on Major League Soccer after announcing his departure from NYCFC after four seasons.

David Villa announces he is ready for another challenge as he bids farewell to New York City FC.
David Villa has revealed that he will be joining up with former Spain teammate Andres Iniesta in Japan at Vissel Kobe, after leaving New York City FC.
Villa, 36, departs MLS after scoring 80 goals in 124  appearances for NYCFC. He paid tribute to everyone associated with the franchise, as well as to the team’s fans in a video on YouTube last week as he said his goodbyes.
My new club.https://t.co/jC8UcI6ZjI— David Villa (@Guaje7Villa) December 1, 2018

The forward spent four seasons with the club as its first captain but has now opted for a new challenge in…

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The guys respond to your tweets about the Ballon d’Or, Luka Modric vs. Andres Iniesta and who Gab Marcotti thinks is the ideal No. 9 for Italy.
Andres Iniesta has described the depression he suffered after winning the Treble with Barcelona in the 2008-09 season.
Iniesta, now at Vissel Kobe, said he had struggled in the months following their success after his friend Dani Jarque, a former Espanyol captain, died of heart failure during preseason preparations.
In his biography “The Artist: Being Iniesta,” published in 2016, he wrote that in such difficult situations people could do “crazy” things.
Asked by La Sexta TV whether he had meant…

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Andres Iniesta opens up about life in Japan, how Barcelona will fare in 2018/19 and his hopes of returning to La Masia in the future. Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta is to have a statue dedicated to him in his home province of Albacete in tribute to his stellar contribution to the Spanish region’s reputation over the years.
Mayor Manuel Serrano announced the plan on Twitter, explaining that the sculpture would serve as a “deserved acknowledgement of Iniesta,” who he said has “carried the name of Albacete with pride all over the world.”
Iniesta spent over 20 years with Barca, winning countless trophies — and he is the man who delivered…

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Andres Iniesta opens up about life in Japan, how Barcelona will fare in 2018/19 and his hopes of returning to La Masia in the future.
A Vissel Kobe teammate of Andres Iniesta has been suspended for a month after leaking news to a friend of his absence ahead of a J-League game.
The club said Shunki Takahashi had told a friend via instant messaging that Iniesta, who joined in May, would not appear against Urawa Reds on Sept. 23 due to injury.
The friend posted the information on Twitter and, although the post was quickly deleted, local media outlets and fans had been alerted.
An investigation confirmed that the league’s confidentiality…

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Andres Iniesta opens up about life in Japan, how Barcelona will fare in 2018/19 and his hopes of returning to La Masia in the future.

Andres Iniesta’s stunning equaliser earned Vissel Kobe a 1-1 draw against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J League.

While Andres Iniesta may have moved on from Barcelona, new signing Arthur discusses how he hopes to emulate his habits and successes.
Andres Iniesta is soon to be the star of his very own fly-on-the-wall television series covering his transfer to Vissel Kobe and the start of his new life in Japan.
“Iniesta TV” will follow the Barcelona legend as he gets to grips with the next phase of his career, offering an intimate insight into the 34-year-old’s thoughts and feelings as he acquaints himself with a new culture and gets his J-League career underway.
According to Rakuten, who produce the exclusive series, fans tuning into episode…

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