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Sacha Kljestan throws up his hands. He did his best and doesn't know what else to do. Maybe it's time to quit. He's thought about it before. One guy can only do so much. So many factors go into success or create failure. The opponent is only of them.

Sacha sizes up his pre-teen cousin Moselle, who has her younger brother, Sterling, bouncing and banging up and down as she yanks harder on the back of his underwear.

Did I just learn why the negotiations over the collective bargaining agreement are so contentious? Did I find out just how disrespected the Vietnam league is? Or did I discover that MLS doesn't think he's worth it? There is plenty to learn from the professional path taken by Lee Nguyen, but at present, all I have are questions.

The 2010 World Cup is as much a clash of logos, as it is the world's best soccer players. Adidas and Nike are in a battle for consumer attention, and money.

I've asked Lyle Yorks for an interview several times to no avail. Agents aren't known for talking to press and short of Scott Boras are famous for the low profiles they keep in the shadowy underbelly of professional sports. So when Michael Wheeler appeared on Twitter, giving up information not just on client movement but personal research on the game, it struck me as odd.

Sacha Kljestan throws up his hands. He did his best and doesn't know what else to do. Maybe it's time to quit. He's thought about it before. One guy can only do so much. So many factors go into success or create failure. The opponent is only of them.

Sacha sizes up his pre-teen cousin Moselle, who has her younger brother, Sterling, bouncing and banging up and down as she yanks harder on the back of his underwear.

This is part 4. Here is part 3. Here is part 2. Here is part 1.

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The dream team. Not The Dream Team. The Hulking NBA players walked next to the soccer team at the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Oylmpics, but for an U-23 American soccer team, this was the best yet.

This is part 5. Here is part 4. Here is part 3. Here is part 2. Here is part 1.

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Sacha is in line for a spot in the American midfield, but where exactly he stands only Bob Bradley knows. The American coach deals in elusive simplicity, which he projects to the media and, sometimes it turns out, even his players.

After hearing from a few people about the poor sound quality of the interviews on last week's Waiting For Gaetjens podcast (sorry about that), I figured I'd transcribe the two interviews and post them here. I normally wouldn't do this I hate the whole, I write the same thing that I Twitter that I podcast that I Facebook, etc, etc, etc but I think Hugo Salcedo in particular offers the most experienced knowledge of the movement of American youth players to Mexican club teams, while Goal.

This is Part 2 - Here is Part 1.

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He is Sacha's father. He was his first coach. He taught his boys to play soccer a certain way. He battled to become an American citizen, lost his mother in war, and damned if he isn't going to have his say. With carpenter hands, a bartender's mouth, and the disposition of an all-knowing CEO, Slavko sits back and explains matter of fact that his son's technical skills outweigh what are still conceived as physical deficiencies.

This is part 3. Here is part 2. Here is part 1.

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Sacha played every minute of every game his freshman year as an attacking central midfielder. He finished second on the team in points, with 6 assists and 4 goals and was just one of three freshman to earn all-conference honors in the Big East.