Well, your loss is our gain. ;) I'm looking forward to seeing him play in the MLS - he can do a lot of good for the sport here, and perhaps broaden its appeal beyond the current Latin American immigrant fan base.
I'm not so sure. The Houston Dynamo apparently won the championship for MLS, and yet no one here even mentions it. It will take more than 1 aging international superstar to pique interest in soccer here.