From scoring goals with Messi to professional athlete: the world champion who changed his sport after playing in MLS

Many soccer players don't know what to do after retirement. Some are dedicated to business like Ronaldo Nazario, Ronaldinho or Xavi but others dedicate more time to their passions like Kaka with marathons. Having played with Lionel Messi at FC Barcelona and having become world champion are two of the greatest achievements of this player who decided to change his soccer cleats for running shoes.

David Villa had an excellent career as a footballer. In addition to having been world champion with Spain, he is the top scorer for his team in the World Cup and in the history of his country. David Villa ran his first career as a professional and finished 31st in his category and 253th overall.

The race that David Villa ran was that of San Silvestre and he completed the 10 kilometers in a time of 38:09 minutes. It is David Villa's first professional career and the former FC Barcelona forward and MLS player said he felt very tired at the end of the race because he is still not 100% ready.

Lionel Messi and David Villa were two lethal players who knew how to take FC Barcelona to the top. Unfortunately, David Villa did not finish in the best way in MLS as a former employee of New York City FC reported him for a personal problem. David Villa, as in the times with Lionel Messi at FC Barcelona, seems to be enjoying his life away from football.