There is no set formula for developing high-level professional soccer players. The best usually emerge from a soccer culture, rising to the top after being placed in a competitive environment in which instincts and skills are sharpened. In the US national team pool, there are four Revolution players, three from St. Louis, a city with a continuous soccer ... (Full article: 899 words)

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