Mexico City (AP) – An invisible enemy awaiting former midfielder Arsenal and Juventus Aaron Ramsey in Mexico City – height.
Ramsey was presented on Thursday as a new player for Uam Pumas, who plays their home matches in Estadio Olimpico, which is 2240 meters high (7350 feet) above sea level.
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The Mexican Apertura championship begins next week, although Pumas will not play his first match at home until July 20.
“The height is something that I must definitely be accustomed to,” Ramsey said at a media conference. “I’m fine at the present time, I need to take the following steps, and I hope to be on the field as soon as possible to help my teammates. I hope that is very soon.”
Ramsey, 34, He arrived in Mexico City on Tuesday His doctor and signed his contract for a year on Thursday.
Ramsey added: “This league is very technical, with great players, and during the last time I tried to get the most information as possible from certain people, as you know, the Internet and things like that.”
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Pumas is one of the most popular teams in the country although it has not won a title since the Clausura 2011 championship.
Ramsey said: “I have been pressured throughout my career. I played with some of the best teams in the world, and there is a expectation to win,” Ramsey said. “I’m sure here is not different, so I know what this club can do, and I hope I can play my role to be successful.”
Ramsey ended the last three matches of the 2024-25 season as a temporary manager of Cardiff City after they fell from the championship to the first league in Wales.
With 86 Lowles matches, midfielder helped his country reach the semi -finals of Europe 2016. Ramsey said previously he hoped to continue playing for the national team because he is trying to reach the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada next year.
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