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    Professional player Jay DeMerit weighs in

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We've taken another blow they got beat up in college still let's talk about another -- that's on the rise though he's got inspirational slug sports story.

He's a rocky story of soccer really the data merits as Elena played -- no place to go after college so why not try.

England he started on the ninth division he ended up in the Premier League and listen.

We thought -- was crazy going to England number 58 explorer can -- America forward.

What is an unheralded American trying to find these -- need to.

English -- -- I first came to hear about things got out of 82 million dollars.

Determination.

To -- for -- or expectation.

It was -- about coming towards -- -- -- day.

We couldn't believe it.

What we was -- -- merit what did you think that a guy that couldn't play in the US could go play in England.

-- -- -- -- -- In in the Premier League.

-- one of those crazy things in life you know it's sometimes you gotta you gotta make your own -- and for me it was.

It was something that I felt like facility to do you know like a lot of kids go to college and how Big Ten years ago and be successful but sometimes you don't get picked and you gotta go on try to -- your own way and thankfully.

I decided to go for it to go over and over in the bigger bigger markets and thankfully it worked out and it -- -- -- that a lot group -- that Elton John used to own.

And then come to the US makes the national team as a captain of the national team -- you play of the Vancouver white caps in the MLS dual excited about -- -- you want.

Eighteenth season.

Yes he had not not actually though the white house with -- little less.

Eighteenth season -- and it's it's still growing it still getting bigger and you know we're here continue to support the league and and then and soccer in general -- -- blitzing -- look at them.

Had we have -- -- get ready to this.

I know we're gonna breathe this game is on March 2 and the last is on the rise they did this study they sit kids would what do you most like watching first NFL.

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Let's just try.

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And now we got a notice they won't be easy -- tackle -- We'll go to though -- play well.

I've got a cap what more do you go inside it offers a -- -- I can't sit and let it die on this we'll keep you up.

I'm fine that's that was really good in -- glove and his gloves and I.

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At 33 Q did you get -- -- back in the national.

You know you never know you know we -- we go World Cup qualifying now over the next year and -- to have so I -- you know I'm I'm there you know do you think -- guy.

That is way past his prime like committee could take you guys Bryant one on one play half court right now in my life with vodka and I are grown or what would you step out in your boots.

I'm wearing my nine year old sneakers.

So her daughter play with the -- -- They get get -- shouldn't get the same guys nodded while.

Visit our goal.

Could this end they got the stitches to get through 20098.

-- Jed what do we get -- documentary.

Outside arches on Netflix you know for us it's it's all about just -- the story out there and try to inspire kids to go and try things and and and and really try to put themselves in situations of the impossible because that's what it's all about in the MLS during their season starts at the first week in March they'll march 2 they got fourteen soccer specific CJ thanks that would prevent -- -- And I -- -- -- -- back inside do you guys recognize hey Brian did you all loans just take out the boss.

But I think.

-- -- -- -- -- look at little soccer segment and you're wondering did not have a morning show coming -- those those you cover the news it was an interesting scenario and it's time January we weren't a batting cage.

And he came to work and actually took some swings I doubt that.

It was -- just did this the other out here I don't know how to get in trouble later appeared to have Brian.