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ASN Morning Read: Winter of Hamid Comes To An End
D.C. United's young goalkeeper is finally settling in for the new season; More news on Fabian Johnson's imminent move; The U.S. player pool is a hospital ward; NYCFC could grab some top talent.
BY
Jesse Yomtov
Posted
February 11, 2014
7:21 AM
Bill Hamid had a busy offseason, training with West Brom, going on D.C. United’s Indonesian tour and participating in U.S. training camp. Despite just one international cap, the 23-year-old is thrilled to be a regular call-up. "I never expected to make it this far when I was a kid. I just played soccer, had fun with it,” Hamid said. “Now that I’m here in the situation, I get put in the same sentence as those guys, get called in by the same coach as they do, I’m representing my country. For me, it's very special."
More reports coming out of Germany that Fabian Johnson will join Borussia Mönchengladbach in the summer.
Injuries to U.S. hopefuls are piling up. And hey, Eric Lichaj might have a hernia!
Jason Kreis has moved to Manchester, a year before New York City FC begins play in MLS. In an interview posted by Manchester City, Kreis said NYCFC will have the ability to take up to four players on loan from City and that he’s checking out some of the U-18 and U-21 players.
Mark your calendars. NBC Sports Network will air Seattle vs. Toronto on March 15, a showdown between Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley. The match will be Toronto FC’s first of the regular season, while the Sounders will have already played once.
In news that has absolutely nothing to do with American soccer, an amateur Italian player picked up a red card for celebrating a goal by smashing his head through the plexiglass dugout.
