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On loan from Tijuana, Atlanta's Garza sees MLS surpassing Liga MX soon

If anybody is well equipped to adjudicate Major League Soccer's standing in the world, it is Atlanta United defender Greg Garza.

The native Texan began his career in Sao Paulo's youth system down in Brazil, and he made his professional debut in Portugal. He moved around so often in his teens that he got a tattoo of a gypsy woman on his arm in tribute to his rambling ways.

"I kind of see myself as a gypsy," Garza told ESPN FC in a phone interview. "I've never been afraid of leaving home."

He spent five years south of the border in Liga MX prior to joining Atlanta on loan earlier this year, playing for both Club Tijuana and Atlas.