I was on the sideline with a knee injury and when I came back, I wanted to play at the best level I could. And that's the case for a lot of players, they want the chance to play against the best competition.

On January 11 2007 Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce announced that the club had agreed to terminate Reyna's contract with a view to a move to Major League Soccer for family reasons. S. While at Virginia he spent three seasons on the men's soccer team coached by future U.

He was the captain of the United States men's national team before retiring from international football following the U. Claudio Reyna (born July 20 1973) is a retired American soccer player and the current USSF US Youth Soccer Technical Director. Reyna last played for New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer where he was team captain.