Several weeks ago I traveled to Phoenix to attend the USSF Youth Development Academy's Winter Showcase. I attended as a fan who wanted to see the Development Academy in action and view as many matches as possible, in particular the Select and International Friendly matches. Because I was a fan, and not a scout, I was not given a program with information on all of the players who attended.

Images via Style.it, GQ Italia.

As arbiters of taste and beauty, we pride ourselves on our journalistic instinct an instinct that compels us to draw our readers' attention to breaking news involving football players and their loved ones in a totally unbiased manner.

Alternatively, you could view our labours as those of starving purveyors of "the hawt", driven by unremitting hormones to seek "the pretty" with no reference or consideration to issues of gender and/or personal integrity.

What a beautiful day, the second best time of the year IMO (I love the fall more). The flowers are out, the Byron is around the corner, and as long as the allergies aren't out of control it's a fantastic time of year to be out at FC Dallas training.

Images via Style.it, GQ Italia.

As arbiters of taste and beauty, we pride ourselves on our journalistic instinct an instinct that compels us to draw our readers' attention to breaking news involving football players and their loved ones in a totally unbiased manner.

Alternatively, you could view our labours as those of starving purveyors of "the hawt", driven by unremitting hormones to seek "the pretty" with no reference or consideration to issues of gender and/or personal integrity.