The referee will now keep track of the time on the field and the shootouts have finally been banned.

This is something that's very special; people saying they watch me play who are now turning professional.

You want to teach the next generation so they can learn a little bit faster and a little bit more so everything becomes that much better.

I am excited to bring my deep knowledge, passion and expertise of soccer in this country to The New York Cosmos. They truly represent where this sport is headed on a national and international level, and I want to make history with them.

I've been through the process qualifying for the World Cup, which is an amazing, two-year process. It was an honor to represent the U.S. and to represent the city of Los Angeles and California.

The people I still talk to are some of the old Galaxy players all over the place. That's a bond that's pretty special.

I am a kid from the '70s, when video games first started coming out, so I definitely have to say I am a video game junkie to this day.