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Javier “Chicharito” Hernández Leaves the Kings League After Just Two Months Because It’s “Too Intense”

Screenshot: Jody Serrano / Gizmodo
Screenshot: Jody Serrano / Gizmodo

While some may say the Kings League is a clown show, at least one professional soccer player thought it was too intense for him. Famed Mexican striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernández left the Kings League after playing one game for Ibai’s team. Ibai later explained that the striker left because of his contract with the LA Galaxy.

“Chicharito plays for the Galaxy, an important team in MLS. If he gets injured, I think they’ll stick me with a six million dollar fine,” Ibai said. “I think they let him play because this is considered a ‘show match.’ When he saw the level we were playing at, he freaked out, not because he was the worst, but because he said, ‘there’s more intensity than I thought.’”