Booked For Dissent: My Favorite Draft Moment

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So, towards the end of the first round or shortly after it ended, a bunch of us are in the media room gathered around Roger Espinoza, who had recently been chosen by the Kansas City Wizards. The story of his background - he was born in Honduras - comes up, and he says that he had never played organized soccer until he came here when he was 11, [link]

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