The 31-year-old midfielder is looking forward to learning from the Italian icon and admits he never expected to have the chance to work alongside one of soccer's biggest names.
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Richie Ryan is hoping to learn as much as he can under the tutelage of Miami coach Alessandro Nesta.
Ryan recently swapped Jacksonville Armada for Nesta's North American Soccer League (NASL) team and the former AC Milan star said that he was excited to have acquired the Irish midfielder.
And Ryan, who went straight into the team for the game against the Carolina RailHawks over the weekend, revealed that it was "an honor" to be playing under the Italian and that it was something he would take great pride in doing.