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Cristiano Ronaldo ready to play in Los Angeles in 2018

The Portuguese attacker will move to the Major League Soccer when his contract with Real Madrid expires.

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It's been rumored for quite a while that Cristiano Ronaldo will want to make a move overseas and play in Major League Soccer when his contract with Real Madrid expires -- 2018 --. According to Grant Wahl from Sports Illustrated, Ronaldo has decided he wants to play in Los Angeles.

You might recall my recent report that Cristiano Ronaldo's current plan is to join an MLS team when his Real Madrid contract expires in 2018. Well, I've learned that Ronaldo has now decided the city where he wants to be: Los Angeles.

It could be the Galaxy or LAFC, and while talks have yet to take place between Ronaldo and any MLS teams, L.A. is Ronaldo's preferred destination. Meanwhile, I'm told it's looking more likely every day that LAFC won't start play until 2018. That means we could see Ronaldo debut for a new team in a new stadium that year.

Source: SI

Cristiano Ronaldo will be 33 years old in 2018, meaning that he could still have a couple of good years in him. Take this with a grain of salt, but it would not be shocking to see Cristiano playing in the city of Los Angeles three years from now.

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