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Andrea Pirlo signs with New York City FC; let’s hope he plays in Vancouver

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The Whitecaps were quick to tout Andrea Pirlo’s MLS arrival on Monday morning.

The Italian legend — a World Cup and UEFA Champions League winner, and one of the most decorated midfielders on the planet — will join NYCFC on a free transfer from Juventus on July 21.

He’s the expansion team’s third designated player, forming a star-studded (if not ageing) trio with David Villa and the also-arriving Frank Lampard.

But will Pirlo, 36, play in Vancouver? What about the 37-year-old Lampard for that matter.

New York City visits B.C. Place on Sept. 26, and given Thierry Henry’s snubbing of turf fields while he played in MLS, you can excuse the skepticism.

Coast-to-coast travel plus turf hasn’t been a popular combination for these European stars, and good luck seeing Robbie Keane here again. He blamed his most recently injury on a game in Vancouver, although the B.C. Place turf has been re-done since then.

There will always be a group of fans pleased to see a weakened side arrive to face their Whitecaps, the three points mattering more than the spectacle or TV ratings. But if soccer is going to grow in North America ,and Vancouver, it still needs the Pirlos to get people talking.

While we wait and see, let’s just enjoy this…



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