USMNT newcomer Starikov eager to fit into U.S. system after first call-up

BY ADAM SERRANO

CARSON, CALIF -- Eugene Starikov's journey has been a winding road that is not typical among American soccer players. A search for soccer success that has taken him from the heat of Central Florida to the chill of Siberia and finally to the sunny fields of Carson, California.

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