David Villa spent four years with New York City before joining Japanese club Vissel Kobe last DecemberSpain's all-time leading goalscorer David Villa will be a lead investor in a new club in the United States. The former Barcelona and New York City striker, who helped Spain win the 2010 World Cup, will spearhead a team in the New York borough of Queens. Queensboro FC has been awarded a franchise in the USL Championship, the second tier of US football, from 2021. Villa, 37, follows ex-England captain David Beckham and ex-Chelsea striker Didier Drogba in co-owning US clubs. Villa joined Japanese club Vissel Kobe last December and plans to retire before 2021 to focus on the USL project.

Source: BBC November 12, 2019 20:03 UTC