Major League Soccer should not be thought of as a place players go to end their careers, but rather as a route for young Mexican players who want to get to Europe, said former Mexico international and Seattle Sounders midfielder Gonzalo Pineda, who retired from the game on Thursday.
"The league is no longer a step back in a player's career nor it is it a cemetery," Pineda said in an interview on ESPN's Los Capitanes. "Those who say that haven't really watched MLS every eight days. The league has grown by giant steps.