Ali Moreno

Jules just said, did I hear that correctly, that he was born in England?

No, no, it's kids.

Oh, the kids born in England.

The kids, yeah, the kids, no.

Yeah, I wouldn't want Paraguay to be anywhere near.

And the reason being, Paraguay eliminated us from contention in the World Cup, a couple of World Cup cycles in a row, and then they also eliminated us in the semi-final of Copa America 2011 on penalty kicks in a game in which we were much better, and we might have hit the post, and I might have hit the post, but the good thing is that I've turned the page.

I really let go.

It's something that I do very well, naturally.

So who do you want to win?

Spain.

I think there is something likeable about the Spanish team and the way they play.

JAR would have sorted it out, of course Yeah, it certainly would I don't think we've been relevant enough to actually be able to hate somebody There hasn't been an opportunity where there has been something egregious done against Venezuela to where it's more like

I get the sense that as of late, well, I would say as of late over the last 20 years, there's been a sense of pride of what the turnaround of the Venezuelan national team has been.

Since you were signed?

Last 20 or 30 years, Dan.

I include myself in that list, the beginning of that list.

And so...

But it's getting now to the point to where it was an expanded feel in the World Cup.

We were in for the longest time and we're not even able to make it into the playoffs.

So now that hate is not as much outward as it is inward.