Jon Arnold

Maxi Moralez arrived in New York City a little differently than many strivers.

He hoped to make it in the Big Apple, but with a Designated Player contract signed after four years in Serie A and a stopover with Club León, he had a nice head start.

Even so, he couldn’t help but be subsumed by the city, looking at the skyscrapers familiar yet foreign, and thinking he could make it in a city where so many try their luck.

“Coming to New York was spectacular for me, for my family, for what it means, what this city represents to the world,” Moralez told MLSsoccer.com this week. “When you arrive, you see the buildings and the movies you’ve seen all your life come to mind.

"Being in this incredible place, beyond the soccer, in the day-to-day and being able to enjoy it, is magnifi

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