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Soccer 365 - U.S. Footballers Who Didn't Make it in Europe
2009-09-02 21:55:58
The desire to make it in Europe is not a new trend for American soccer players. The task is a daunting one, however, and Soccer 365’s D-Wreck looks at some of the American soccer players who have tried but failed to catch on in Europe.
By D-Wreck
“Seventy-four failures?” you ask! “Impossible!”
Yes sir—that’s right—and it’s probably a generous number. But when you talk to some new American soccer fans and even sports writers (see ESPN), you might get the idea that American soccer players attempting to ply their trade in Europe is a brand new thing—which it clearly is not.
You might also get the impression from the misinformed that not many Americans have even tried to make it in Europe—that Americans trying to make European clubs and get playing time is something new. The USA is on a soccer upswing, they say... But are we? Perhaps the increase in the number of European failures (especially amongst IMG graduates) might be a sign of the opposite.
Believe it or not, Adu, Dempsey, Spector and Altidore are just the tip of a large iceberg trying to make a living playing soccer in Europe. But they are a rarity because of their successes in Europe, while so many before them failed. There are so many Americans who have attempted to move overseas that “Yanks Abroad” doesn’t even bother listing EVERY single player because it would be immense. The point is, more US players are attempting the jump overseas than the general sports press or the average soccer fan knows about—and many of them are going home empty-handed.
What makes Dempsey, Spector, and Altidore unique is not that they went to Europe to play soccer, but rather that they are in demand as players and have managed to stay in Europe.
After hours of research, I have compiled a list of Americans over the past 15 years that went to Europe, but had to come home (ie, there time in Europe was perceived as a failure, they were waived or cut, or things just did work out). The players listed below no longer are playing in Europe—and in some cases, are retired all together.
How many of the names below are familiar to you? Why do you think there were so many “failures?”
IMG/BRADENTON ACADEMY EUROPEAN FAILURES: SOMETIMES HIGH EXPECTATIONS DON’T HELP
Filippo Chillemi—27, had a trial with Empoli FC and other lower division Italian teams--didn’t win anyone over. Ankle injury ended his career.
Adolfo Gregario—27, after a year with Darlington in the lower English divisions didn’t help Adolfo sparkle, he went back to the states. He is currently out of the game.
Chris Lancos—25, Kaiserslautern II said no thanks. Has anyone seen him since RSL?
Kyle Davies—20, Southampton in England didn’t work out, so now he’s with FC Dallas.
Danny Szetela—22, Racing Santander loaned him to Brescia—but eventually he ended back home w/ DC Utd.
Preston Zimmerman—20, played a lot with Hamburg II, but left for Kapfenberger, Austria and after one season it was over. Now he has no team.
Bobby Convey—26, had some success with Reading in the Championship before falling completely out of form. Now in MLS. His trip to Europe wasn’t a total failure, but the duration of his success was shorter than the duration of his lack of form.
Alex Yi—27, Very highly rated until arriving at Royal Antwerp in Belgium. Quickly came home. Retired.
Landon Donovan—27, still trying! Going to try again soon!
THESE GUYS WERE SUPPOSE TO BE EURO STARS—EVEN WITHOUT THE IMG ACADEMY!
Lee Nguyen—22, PSV Eindhoven; then Randers; now with obscure Vietnamese team. Why? No one is perfectly sure. Maybe he just wanted some easier competition. I mean, why test yourself when you can score three goals in a game somewhere in Vietnam?
Daniel Karbassiyoon—25, was once upon a time in the Arsenal camp and deemed a future American star. Injuries ended that hope.
Gus Kartes—29, signed by Olympiacos at 15 years of age for $2M, he failed to live up to expectations and by 23 was playing US Indoor Soccer.
Peter Philipakos--26, once crowned as being one of the next great American players, Peter played with many teams in Greece but never saw much of the field for AEK Athens or Olympiacos and is currently without a club.
Conor Casey—28, after a less than bright season with Mainz (38 games, 2 goals) Conor returned home and to MLS.
Clint Mathis—32, he just couldn’t figure out how to shut his mouth when he was with Hannover—back in MLS.
Frankie Hejduk—35, you know the story—he tried but it wasn’t a good match.
STILL IN THEIR TWENTIES
Pat Noonan—29, went to Norway later in his career but after 11 games and no goals for Aalesund, Noonan headed back to the MLS.
Robbie Rogers—22, trained with Heerenveen as a youngster. Never saw first team action. Now successful with MLS.
Greg Dalby—23, Charleroi FC, Belgium—said hello, then goodbye. Now in MLS/USL.
Will John—24, once with Randers-- last dropped off obscure Serbian team.
DJ Countess—27, Osters IF then Tigres in Argentina—disappeared after injury.
Ricky Lewis—27, failed in the MLS, and waived. Then quickly came home after a trial with Standard Liege was unsuccessful in 2005. No update.
Nate Jaqua—27, released by Altach in Austria although he played “well.” Altach didn’t think so—back to MLS.
Ken Bertz—25, SV Elversberg briefly in Germany (only played 5 times)—now in USL.
Nat Borchers—28, released by Odd Grenland. Now with MLS.
Andre Borges—27, Vasco, Brazil. Retired..
Daniel Capecci—only 25, Ancona Calcio, Italy... Speaks Italian (another NJ kid) but can’t play like one. Now MIA.
Ryan Caughtry—26, tried with 2nd Division Bodens SK in Sweden—didn’t work out, came home to USL.
Andreas Chronis—20, Seems to have been let go by Brighton and Hove Albion where he was on trial.
Max Cream—only 22 and back in the USL, the dream seems to be over after failed stints in Europe with Dundee Utd, Shelburne and Sv Meppen...
Tony Frias—29, couldn’t make the cut with Portuguese side Maritimo or with MLS and was retired by 25.
Lance Friesz—25, tried St Patrick’s Athletic but now MIA.
Jordan Gruber—25, attempted to play in Beograd (Serbia) but never saw the field...Now plays in Israel.
Tally Hall—24, tried to make it in the Danish Superliga but remained on the bench for Esbjerg fB until heading back to the bench and MLS.
Patrick Hannigan—26, tried a year in the Irish Premier League, but found more playing time in the USL.
Erik Hort—22, started out as a youth with Sparta Prague but never saw time. Now somewhere in the Israeli Football League system.
Chris Lemons--29, started his career in Wales at 22 with Cwmbran Town in the Welsh 2nd Division, but failed to get the time he wanted and ended up back in the USL.
Chris Mahaffey--24, started his young career at 19 with very lower German division team Uerdingen but moved to the USL after only playing 4 games (where he scored 5 goals!).
Joshua Okoampa--24, played last year with Turkiyempsor Berlin in the lower German divisions but is now without a club.
Matt Pickens--27, attempted to play goalkeeper for Queens Park Rangers in 2008 and never saw the field. He returned to MLS.
Jay Nolly--27, After trials with Celtic and Dinamo Bucharest this American headed home and was cut by DC Utd and now plays in the USL.
Ryan Raybould—26, After playing two seasons with Kansas City and for two Swedish teams (Sandvikens, Gefle) Ryan returned home to go to law school at Notre Dame.
Steve Reese—28, attempted to play professionally for 3 three years in Romania with FCM Bacau and FC Timisoara, but never cracked the starting line-up as GK. He now plays in the USL PDL with the Cascade Surge (nice name--not).
Jake Sagare—29, tried twice to play in English lower leagues with Grimsby Town and Halifax Town, playing only 11 times in two seasons. Now in the USL PDL Yakima Reds...
Jack Stewart—26, attempted to play in Norway but was let go by Moss FK and now plays occasionally in the USL.
Kyle Veris—26, for two years Veris tried to find a European club to play with before signing with Hodd (2nd division Norway) where he played 17 games before coming home to the USL.
Ian Weinberg—29, played a few games in the lower German divisions with Bitburg and Eintracht Trier in 2003 before coming home to play professional indoor soccer.
Kyle Zenoni—25, after tryouts with teams in Ireland and Sweden, Kyle signed with La Paz in Bolivia where he saw little time and left after one season. Left the game by age 24 and is now a coach in Wisconsin somewhere.
THE OLDER GUYS WHO FAILED
Josh Wolff—32, 1860 Munich said once Josh arrived: “Where did all that speed go to?”—so they waived him, and now he’s back in MLS. The only guy on this list who played over 30 games for a Euro club that I still list as a “ failure.” 2 goals in over 30 games! Unreal...
Wade Barrett—33, two fruitless seasons with Aarhus and then released, now in MLS..
Joe Cannon—34, once upon a time RC Lens and Europe looked possible, but Joe got no playing time...Now back in MLS.
Jeff Cassar—retired at 33, but had a stint with Bolton in 2002, but he never played.
Braeden Cloutier—34, Hamburg SV tried him for a while, didn’t work; he went back to indoor soccer.
Joey DiGiamarino—32, no playing time in sight, Joey came back to the US after serious bench-warming with Bayer Leverkusen.
Mike Duhaney—35, went to Mainz, never saw the field, so he retired.
Seth George—33, joined 1860 Munich when he was 23, but was out of soccer by 2001.
Matt Jordan—33, played for Odense BK for 2 games and went home.
Tom Liner--38, started out in the lower Austrian divisions with PSV Schwartz Weiss but never saw much playing time before returning stateside to San Jose and retiring at 26 years of age after only 22 games in MLS.
Kupano Low--30, attempted to play professionally in Ireland with the Sligo Rovers. After one season he headed home and now plays in the USL.
Pete Marino--36, Started his youth career with Bayer Leverkusen at 22 and played for their lower division team SC Brouck, but after getting little interest from Bayer he finished his career in MLS and USL.
Caleb Norkus--30, started his youth career with Siegen in the lower German divisions at 14 but never made the step up in Germany and now plays in the USL.
Eric Puls--38, after not playing much in the lower the German divisions with SV Darmstadt and others, returned home to play in the USL and retired at the age of 32. He now manages the Reading Rage of the USL PDL...
Mark Schulte—31, after an unsuccessful trial with Crewe Alexandra in England at age 26, on the way back to the states, Mark stopped off in Iceland for a few years of Icelandic 1st division football (seriously) before returning to the USL.
Scott Schweitzer—37, started his career at 20-22 years of age with French 3rd division clubs Stade Brestois 29 and Guingamp before playing most of his career with the Rochester Rhinos in the USL.
Steve Snow—38, left Indiana University early at 19 to sit the bench at Standard Liege in Belgium. During three years in Belgium, he played 7 games, finally leaving the game in 1995 after a short stint in US Indoor Soccer—he was retired by age 25.
McKinley Tennyson—30, after UCLA at age 21, went straight to Sweden and Sundsvall where he played only 3 games all season before returning to the states and the USL where his career was ended by a severe hip injury.
Zach Thorton—35, went to Benfica in 2004, but never saw the field.
Chris Veselka—39, at age 21 Chris played at the lower, lower levels of German football with TuS Celle for three years before coming back to the US to play in both USISL and USL.
Marquis White,--34, at only 18 years old teams in Europe were interested in Marquis who finally signed with NEC of Holland. But his stay there was unsuccessful so Marquis went to play for a couple years in Bolivia (don’t ask me why). Eventually he ended up in MLS and USL. Retired from full time professional soccer by age 28.
Evan Whitfield—32, went straight from college to Belgium’s KAA Gent, but never broke into the first team and eventually signed with MLS where his career was eventually ended by injury.
Richie Williams—39, at age 24 Richie made his big move to Ayr United in Scotland in his bid to pursue a European career. In but one year and little playing time, he returned stateside where he would go on to play MLS, USISL, and USL soccer before retiring in 2005.
Brad Wilson—36, at 22, Brad headed to Germany to find soccer glory but 1st and 2nd division teams weren’t interested. But after signing with Saarbrucken, in the German 3rd Division, Wilson found it hard to get playing time and returned to the US where he played for the Galaxy but had quit the game by age 25.
Nate Winkel—31, after playing in the lower Swedish leagues with Hogaborgs BK and Hallvikens, Nate came back to the states and played 13 USL games before calling it quits at age 28.
Lyle Yorks—39, went to Denmark in in 1993 and played one season less than exciting with Naestved BK before heading home for one MLS game and obscurity by age 28.
HAVE YOUR SAY…
Do you agree with D-Wreck’s list of ‘failures?’ Who would you leave off this list? Who did D-Wreck miss? Send your emails to Soccer 365 by CLICKING HERE.
D-Wreck, Derek Richey, is a regular contributor to Soccer 365. He is the Executive Editor of onelovesoccer.webs.com. Read his interview with Fox Soccer Channel's Bobby McMahon.
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Soccer 365 - U.S. Footballers Who Didn't Make it in Europe
2009-09-02 21:55:58
The desire to make it in Europe is not a new trend for American soccer players. The task is a daunting one, however, and Soccer 365’s D-Wreck looks at some of the American soccer players who have tried but failed to catch on in Europe.
By D-Wreck
“Seventy-four failures?” you ask! “Impossible!”
Yes sir—that’s right—and it’s probably a generous number. But when you talk to some new American soccer fans and even sports writers (see ESPN), you might get the idea that American soccer players attempting to ply their trade in Europe is a brand new thing—which it clearly is not.
You might also get the impression from the misinformed that not many Americans have even tried to make it in Europe—that Americans trying to make European clubs and get playing time is something new. The USA is on a soccer upswing, they say... But are we? Perhaps the increase in the number of European failures (especially amongst IMG graduates) might be a sign of the opposite.
Believe it or not, Adu, Dempsey, Spector and Altidore are just the tip of a large iceberg trying to make a living playing soccer in Europe. But they are a rarity because of their successes in Europe, while so many before them failed. There are so many Americans who have attempted to move overseas that “Yanks Abroad” doesn’t even bother listing EVERY single player because it would be immense. The point is, more US players are attempting the jump overseas than the general sports press or the average soccer fan knows about—and many of them are going home empty-handed.
What makes Dempsey, Spector, and Altidore unique is not that they went to Europe to play soccer, but rather that they are in demand as players and have managed to stay in Europe.
After hours of research, I have compiled a list of Americans over the past 15 years that went to Europe, but had to come home (ie, there time in Europe was perceived as a failure, they were waived or cut, or things just did work out). The players listed below no longer are playing in Europe—and in some cases, are retired all together.
How many of the names below are familiar to you? Why do you think there were so many “failures?”
IMG/BRADENTON ACADEMY EUROPEAN FAILURES: SOMETIMES HIGH EXPECTATIONS DON’T HELP
Filippo Chillemi—27, had a trial with Empoli FC and other lower division Italian teams--didn’t win anyone over. Ankle injury ended his career.
Adolfo Gregario—27, after a year with Darlington in the lower English divisions didn’t help Adolfo sparkle, he went back to the states. He is currently out of the game.
Chris Lancos—25, Kaiserslautern II said no thanks. Has anyone seen him since RSL?
Kyle Davies—20, Southampton in England didn’t work out, so now he’s with FC Dallas.
Danny Szetela—22, Racing Santander loaned him to Brescia—but eventually he ended back home w/ DC Utd.
Preston Zimmerman—20, played a lot with Hamburg II, but left for Kapfenberger, Austria and after one season it was over. Now he has no team.
Bobby Convey—26, had some success with Reading in the Championship before falling completely out of form. Now in MLS. His trip to Europe wasn’t a total failure, but the duration of his success was shorter than the duration of his lack of form.
Alex Yi—27, Very highly rated until arriving at Royal Antwerp in Belgium. Quickly came home. Retired.
Landon Donovan—27, still trying! Going to try again soon!
THESE GUYS WERE SUPPOSE TO BE EURO STARS—EVEN WITHOUT THE IMG ACADEMY!
Lee Nguyen—22, PSV Eindhoven; then Randers; now with obscure Vietnamese team. Why? No one is perfectly sure. Maybe he just wanted some easier competition. I mean, why test yourself when you can score three goals in a game somewhere in Vietnam?
Daniel Karbassiyoon—25, was once upon a time in the Arsenal camp and deemed a future American star. Injuries ended that hope.
Gus Kartes—29, signed by Olympiacos at 15 years of age for $2M, he failed to live up to expectations and by 23 was playing US Indoor Soccer.
Peter Philipakos--26, once crowned as being one of the next great American players, Peter played with many teams in Greece but never saw much of the field for AEK Athens or Olympiacos and is currently without a club.
Conor Casey—28, after a less than bright season with Mainz (38 games, 2 goals) Conor returned home and to MLS.
Clint Mathis—32, he just couldn’t figure out how to shut his mouth when he was with Hannover—back in MLS.
Frankie Hejduk—35, you know the story—he tried but it wasn’t a good match.
STILL IN THEIR TWENTIES
Pat Noonan—29, went to Norway later in his career but after 11 games and no goals for Aalesund, Noonan headed back to the MLS.
Robbie Rogers—22, trained with Heerenveen as a youngster. Never saw first team action. Now successful with MLS.
Greg Dalby—23, Charleroi FC, Belgium—said hello, then goodbye. Now in MLS/USL.
Will John—24, once with Randers-- last dropped off obscure Serbian team.
DJ Countess—27, Osters IF then Tigres in Argentina—disappeared after injury.
Ricky Lewis—27, failed in the MLS, and waived. Then quickly came home after a trial with Standard Liege was unsuccessful in 2005. No update.
Nate Jaqua—27, released by Altach in Austria although he played “well.” Altach didn’t think so—back to MLS.
Ken Bertz—25, SV Elversberg briefly in Germany (only played 5 times)—now in USL.
Nat Borchers—28, released by Odd Grenland. Now with MLS.
Andre Borges—27, Vasco, Brazil. Retired..
Daniel Capecci—only 25, Ancona Calcio, Italy... Speaks Italian (another NJ kid) but can’t play like one. Now MIA.
Ryan Caughtry—26, tried with 2nd Division Bodens SK in Sweden—didn’t work out, came home to USL.
Andreas Chronis—20, Seems to have been let go by Brighton and Hove Albion where he was on trial.
Max Cream—only 22 and back in the USL, the dream seems to be over after failed stints in Europe with Dundee Utd, Shelburne and Sv Meppen...
Tony Frias—29, couldn’t make the cut with Portuguese side Maritimo or with MLS and was retired by 25.
Lance Friesz—25, tried St Patrick’s Athletic but now MIA.
Jordan Gruber—25, attempted to play in Beograd (Serbia) but never saw the field...Now plays in Israel.
Tally Hall—24, tried to make it in the Danish Superliga but remained on the bench for Esbjerg fB until heading back to the bench and MLS.
Patrick Hannigan—26, tried a year in the Irish Premier League, but found more playing time in the USL.
Erik Hort—22, started out as a youth with Sparta Prague but never saw time. Now somewhere in the Israeli Football League system.
Chris Lemons--29, started his career in Wales at 22 with Cwmbran Town in the Welsh 2nd Division, but failed to get the time he wanted and ended up back in the USL.
Chris Mahaffey--24, started his young career at 19 with very lower German division team Uerdingen but moved to the USL after only playing 4 games (where he scored 5 goals!).
Joshua Okoampa--24, played last year with Turkiyempsor Berlin in the lower German divisions but is now without a club.
Matt Pickens--27, attempted to play goalkeeper for Queens Park Rangers in 2008 and never saw the field. He returned to MLS.
Jay Nolly--27, After trials with Celtic and Dinamo Bucharest this American headed home and was cut by DC Utd and now plays in the USL.
Ryan Raybould—26, After playing two seasons with Kansas City and for two Swedish teams (Sandvikens, Gefle) Ryan returned home to go to law school at Notre Dame.
Steve Reese—28, attempted to play professionally for 3 three years in Romania with FCM Bacau and FC Timisoara, but never cracked the starting line-up as GK. He now plays in the USL PDL with the Cascade Surge (nice name--not).
Jake Sagare—29, tried twice to play in English lower leagues with Grimsby Town and Halifax Town, playing only 11 times in two seasons. Now in the USL PDL Yakima Reds...
Jack Stewart—26, attempted to play in Norway but was let go by Moss FK and now plays occasionally in the USL.
Kyle Veris—26, for two years Veris tried to find a European club to play with before signing with Hodd (2nd division Norway) where he played 17 games before coming home to the USL.
Ian Weinberg—29, played a few games in the lower German divisions with Bitburg and Eintracht Trier in 2003 before coming home to play professional indoor soccer.
Kyle Zenoni—25, after tryouts with teams in Ireland and Sweden, Kyle signed with La Paz in Bolivia where he saw little time and left after one season. Left the game by age 24 and is now a coach in Wisconsin somewhere.
THE OLDER GUYS WHO FAILED
Josh Wolff—32, 1860 Munich said once Josh arrived: “Where did all that speed go to?”—so they waived him, and now he’s back in MLS. The only guy on this list who played over 30 games for a Euro club that I still list as a “ failure.” 2 goals in over 30 games! Unreal...
Wade Barrett—33, two fruitless seasons with Aarhus and then released, now in MLS..
Joe Cannon—34, once upon a time RC Lens and Europe looked possible, but Joe got no playing time...Now back in MLS.
Jeff Cassar—retired at 33, but had a stint with Bolton in 2002, but he never played.
Braeden Cloutier—34, Hamburg SV tried him for a while, didn’t work; he went back to indoor soccer.
Joey DiGiamarino—32, no playing time in sight, Joey came back to the US after serious bench-warming with Bayer Leverkusen.
Mike Duhaney—35, went to Mainz, never saw the field, so he retired.
Seth George—33, joined 1860 Munich when he was 23, but was out of soccer by 2001.
Matt Jordan—33, played for Odense BK for 2 games and went home.
Tom Liner--38, started out in the lower Austrian divisions with PSV Schwartz Weiss but never saw much playing time before returning stateside to San Jose and retiring at 26 years of age after only 22 games in MLS.
Kupano Low--30, attempted to play professionally in Ireland with the Sligo Rovers. After one season he headed home and now plays in the USL.
Pete Marino--36, Started his youth career with Bayer Leverkusen at 22 and played for their lower division team SC Brouck, but after getting little interest from Bayer he finished his career in MLS and USL.
Caleb Norkus--30, started his youth career with Siegen in the lower German divisions at 14 but never made the step up in Germany and now plays in the USL.
Eric Puls--38, after not playing much in the lower the German divisions with SV Darmstadt and others, returned home to play in the USL and retired at the age of 32. He now manages the Reading Rage of the USL PDL...
Mark Schulte—31, after an unsuccessful trial with Crewe Alexandra in England at age 26, on the way back to the states, Mark stopped off in Iceland for a few years of Icelandic 1st division football (seriously) before returning to the USL.
Scott Schweitzer—37, started his career at 20-22 years of age with French 3rd division clubs Stade Brestois 29 and Guingamp before playing most of his career with the Rochester Rhinos in the USL.
Steve Snow—38, left Indiana University early at 19 to sit the bench at Standard Liege in Belgium. During three years in Belgium, he played 7 games, finally leaving the game in 1995 after a short stint in US Indoor Soccer—he was retired by age 25.
McKinley Tennyson—30, after UCLA at age 21, went straight to Sweden and Sundsvall where he played only 3 games all season before returning to the states and the USL where his career was ended by a severe hip injury.
Zach Thorton—35, went to Benfica in 2004, but never saw the field.
Chris Veselka—39, at age 21 Chris played at the lower, lower levels of German football with TuS Celle for three years before coming back to the US to play in both USISL and USL.
Marquis White,--34, at only 18 years old teams in Europe were interested in Marquis who finally signed with NEC of Holland. But his stay there was unsuccessful so Marquis went to play for a couple years in Bolivia (don’t ask me why). Eventually he ended up in MLS and USL. Retired from full time professional soccer by age 28.
Evan Whitfield—32, went straight from college to Belgium’s KAA Gent, but never broke into the first team and eventually signed with MLS where his career was eventually ended by injury.
Richie Williams—39, at age 24 Richie made his big move to Ayr United in Scotland in his bid to pursue a European career. In but one year and little playing time, he returned stateside where he would go on to play MLS, USISL, and USL soccer before retiring in 2005.
Brad Wilson—36, at 22, Brad headed to Germany to find soccer glory but 1st and 2nd division teams weren’t interested. But after signing with Saarbrucken, in the German 3rd Division, Wilson found it hard to get playing time and returned to the US where he played for the Galaxy but had quit the game by age 25.
Nate Winkel—31, after playing in the lower Swedish leagues with Hogaborgs BK and Hallvikens, Nate came back to the states and played 13 USL games before calling it quits at age 28.
Lyle Yorks—39, went to Denmark in in 1993 and played one season less than exciting with Naestved BK before heading home for one MLS game and obscurity by age 28.
HAVE YOUR SAY…
Do you agree with D-Wreck’s list of ‘failures?’ Who would you leave off this list? Who did D-Wreck miss? Send your emails to Soccer 365 by CLICKING HERE.
D-Wreck, Derek Richey, is a regular contributor to Soccer 365. He is the Executive Editor of onelovesoccer.webs.com. Read his interview with Fox Soccer Channel's Bobby McMahon.
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