A New Route To The Pros...

Last year Chivas USA held what seemed to be a publicity stunt. They allowed 2,000 kids try out for the team, taped it and put it on TV as yet another reality show with a prize. One kid won, and he actually played a game in MLS. Jorge Flores's 2007 statistics don't say a whole lot. He only played in one game for 14 minutes. However, Coach Thomas Rongen has decided to include him in an upcoming US U-20 team traveling to Argentina. Good for Flores. He's gone from High School player, to reality tv show winner to professional footballer to US U-20 player. That sounds more like living the American dream then a lot of other stories about how kids got to the pros. Good for the Chivas USA coaching staff for taking the competition seriously and helping a young kid live his dream.