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Memo Ochoa celebrates his birthday with Mickey Mouse at Disney World

El Tri goalkeeper celebrated his 38th birthday with his family in Orlando, Florida.

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Guillermo Ochoa turned 38 years old last week (July 13) and while enjoying a short but well-deserved vacation, he did not miss the opportunity to go with his family to Disney World in Orlando, Florida, but the story did not stop there, as he took advantage of this visit to make a pact with the 'chief' Mickey Mouse.

The goalkeeper of Salernitana of Italy's Serie A, along with Disney's most famous animated character, made a surprise for 30 goalkeepers representing their states in the National Youth Soccer Championship in the country of the Stars and Stripes, who were received at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Memo Ochoa's great experience at Walt Disney World

The complex of the 'World Leader in Sports' has great facilities for the realization of this competition, and the presence of the former goalkeeper of the Aguilas del America of Liga MX is an extra motivation while the teenagers live the first steps in their dream of having a successful professional career as 'Paco Memo' has had.

The native of Guadalajara, Jalisco took advantage of this visit to give advice to the aforementioned youngsters and to take pictures with them and Mickey Mouse, with whom he was even able to play with a soccer ball for a while.

Memo Ochoa wants to be called up to his sixth World Cup

Ochoa plans to live in the United States, Mexico and Canada an iconic moment in 2026 as he has been clear in his intention to be called to his sixth World Cup, which has never happened in men's basketball and could equal what Marta from Brazil and Christine Sinclair from Canada have achieved in the Women's World Cup being played in Australia and New Zealand.

Ochoa is currently tied with Mexico's Antonio Carbajal, Rafael Márquez and Andrés Guardado, Germany's Lothar Matthaus, Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina's Lionel Messi as those who have been called up on five occasions for the world's top football tournament.

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