Somewhere Far from Spain

David Villa has won a World Cup, a European championship, a Champions League title and three La Liga titles. Now he’s on a new mission: to become a champion for NYCFC and an ambassador for football in America. The Players’ Tribune caught up with him in his new home of New York City.

Photograph by Walter Iooss Jr./The Players’ Tribune

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