Arsenal forward Theo Walcott made American soccer fans happy Wednesday when he claimed the level of competition in Major League Soccer is gaining ground on the English Premier League.
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"I'm sure American soccer, as you guys call it, is actually gaining very close to Premier League standard, definitely," Walcott said, via ESPN FC. "There's a lot of players that have come from England to America. The game's growing, it's getting bigger and that's exactly what we want."
Walcott is in California ahead of the Gunners' clash with the MLS All-Stars on Thursday (7:30 p.