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		<title>By: Celestine</title>
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		<dc:creator>Celestine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My Name Is Nwokenobi Celestine,i am from Lagos Nigeria,i am a good and well talented Footballer,But what am seeking for now is a free soccer agent  that can take me to the topper clubs out there please i will like to here from you sir bye from Celestine the star player.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My Name Is Nwokenobi Celestine,i am from Lagos Nigeria,i am a good and well talented Footballer,But what am seeking for now is a free soccer agent  that can take me to the topper clubs out there please i will like to here from you sir bye from Celestine the star player.</p>
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		<title>By: oyewale omolaoye</title>
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		<dc:creator>oyewale omolaoye</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>my name is wale omolaoye am from Nigeria an a 16 year old and am a footballer i want you to help me find football club this is my CV.     

NAME                      Oyewale Omolaoye
AGE                         15
DATE OF BIRTH        October 10.1994
SEX                          Male
COUNTRY                 Nigeria
CITY                          Osogbo
PHONE NUMBER      +2348067692028
E_MAIL                      walexsoccer@gmail.com
CURRENT CLUB         New genesis
POSITION                   Striker
HEIGHT                      5ft

PHYSICAL FITNESS
Very strong with the ball a speed strength endurance,good reaction and sprinting speed,Good mobility,agility and decoy movement.Good intensity and volume of training,Good recovery 65%

TECHNICAL SKILL
Very good in the air dribbling run with good passes

TACTICAL BEHAVIOR
Good reader of the Game and angle of support play Good visual control of the ball  and the Game.Good  movement on and off the
ball Good marker and counter attack player. Good final passes and finishing 52%

PERSONALTY
Very humble, hardworking cultured and team player 80%</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>my name is wale omolaoye am from Nigeria an a 16 year old and am a footballer i want you to help me find football club this is my CV.     </p>
<p>NAME                      Oyewale Omolaoye<br />
AGE                         15<br />
DATE OF BIRTH        October 10.1994<br />
SEX                          Male<br />
COUNTRY                 Nigeria<br />
CITY                          Osogbo<br />
PHONE NUMBER      +2348067692028<br />
E_MAIL                      <a href="mailto:walexsoccer@gmail.com">walexsoccer@gmail.com</a><br />
CURRENT CLUB         New genesis<br />
POSITION                   Striker<br />
HEIGHT                      5ft</p>
<p>PHYSICAL FITNESS<br />
Very strong with the ball a speed strength endurance,good reaction and sprinting speed,Good mobility,agility and decoy movement.Good intensity and volume of training,Good recovery 65%</p>
<p>TECHNICAL SKILL<br />
Very good in the air dribbling run with good passes</p>
<p>TACTICAL BEHAVIOR<br />
Good reader of the Game and angle of support play Good visual control of the ball  and the Game.Good  movement on and off the<br />
ball Good marker and counter attack player. Good final passes and finishing 52%</p>
<p>PERSONALTY<br />
Very humble, hardworking cultured and team player 80%</p>
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		<title>By: EMEKA</title>
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		<dc:creator>EMEKA</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hello mr vincenzo-bernardo am a young boy who need your help i need a club to showcase my talent if you don&#039;t mind i play from offensive midfield i also use both legs very well pls am seriously looking for people like you for help my email townrek449@yahoo.com and my mobile number +2348034391814 Thanks</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hello mr vincenzo-bernardo am a young boy who need your help i need a club to showcase my talent if you don&#8217;t mind i play from offensive midfield i also use both legs very well pls am seriously looking for people like you for help my email <a href="mailto:townrek449@yahoo.com">townrek449@yahoo.com</a> and my mobile number +2348034391814 Thanks</p>
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		<title>By: fischy</title>
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		<dc:creator>fischy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>May I point out that it is ridiculous to think that Bernardo is in line to play for the Azzurri? He is not Rossi. Not even close. Remember that Arena tried to recruit a 16 year-old Rossi into the USA senior side....Bernardo isn&#039;t even being called up to the U20s.  Yes, he trained with Napoli. So did a lot of other youngsters, including native Italians. How many players in the Italian youth systems ever get capped? As you note, even the MLS isn&#039;t beating down his door. Seltzer&#039;s piece suggests that Napoli had interest from a Serie C side. That&#039;s not where the Azzurri coaches recruit. It would be wonderful if he can improve enough to earn a spot  on the USMNT. Still, even that&#039;s a long way from being considered to play for Italy. He&#039;s not getting away....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>May I point out that it is ridiculous to think that Bernardo is in line to play for the Azzurri? He is not Rossi. Not even close. Remember that Arena tried to recruit a 16 year-old Rossi into the USA senior side&#8230;.Bernardo isn&#8217;t even being called up to the U20s.  Yes, he trained with Napoli. So did a lot of other youngsters, including native Italians. How many players in the Italian youth systems ever get capped? As you note, even the MLS isn&#8217;t beating down his door. Seltzer&#8217;s piece suggests that Napoli had interest from a Serie C side. That&#8217;s not where the Azzurri coaches recruit. It would be wonderful if he can improve enough to earn a spot  on the USMNT. Still, even that&#8217;s a long way from being considered to play for Italy. He&#8217;s not getting away&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: soccer goals</title>
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		<dc:creator>soccer goals</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>IT would be a good idea to bring him to the MLS.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>IT would be a good idea to bring him to the MLS.</p>
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		<title>By: Derek</title>
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		<dc:creator>Derek</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Let&#039;s bring him in, could he be the next &quot;Landon&quot;?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s bring him in, could he be the next &#8220;Landon&#8221;?</p>
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		<title>By: Ryan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I really don&#039;t think he&#039;s thinking about going to Italy, especially on account of not being offered an MLS contract

http://bit.ly/Y6d9P

This past year, some thought that Bernardo would consider playing for Italy, following in the footsteps of Giuseppe Rossi, but he quickly put that idea to rest.

&quot;I&#039;ve always said I want to represent the USA,&quot; the 19-year-old clarified. &quot;I&#039;m always honored to represent the country I was born in and grew up in. I&#039;m determined to become an important player for [the U.S.] in the future.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I really don&#8217;t think he&#8217;s thinking about going to Italy, especially on account of not being offered an MLS contract</p>
<p><a href="http://bit.ly/Y6d9P" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/Y6d9P</a></p>
<p>This past year, some thought that Bernardo would consider playing for Italy, following in the footsteps of Giuseppe Rossi, but he quickly put that idea to rest.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve always said I want to represent the USA,&#8221; the 19-year-old clarified. &#8220;I&#8217;m always honored to represent the country I was born in and grew up in. I&#8217;m determined to become an important player for [the U.S.] in the future.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Kartik</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kartik</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Let&#039;s revisit the Rossi issue for a minute.

 Does anyone who is truly objective think he should have played for the US over Italy? 

I think anybody who naturally as I once did says &quot;he is from the USA so he should play for the USA,&quot; is simply being biased. I will admit my views on the subject have evolved or I would like to think matured. I used to have the same knee jerk reaction to the name Giuseppe Rossi as many other US supporters did, particularly after the 2006 World Cup where I think a young Rossi could have really helped us. 

But honestly, why would any player whose professional career is based in Europe give up the opportunity for big promotional money, shoe contracts and general celebrity by playing for the USA instead of Italy? Furthermore, why would a player put himself in a position to play for coaches lesser than the ones he could play for at a young age? Why would he allow his development as a player to be retarded by second rate coaches and a system that rewards loyalty over quality in so many cases?  

Freddie Kanoute is the great exception of a player good enough to play for  a world power who decided to play for his parents native country. Kanoute was actually born in France, but he&#039;s very African culturally and religious and thus opted to play for Mali. 

But the idea of Rossi, voluntarily opting to play for the USA over Italy was always a pipe dream. I wish the kid nothing but luck. He&#039;s American in his heart but wanted to play with the best and reach for the stars as a footballer. That&#039;s what we encourage athletes in other sports here in the US to do, so why should football be any different?

On to Bernardo. I am told he isn&#039;t a good fit right now for the US U-20 team and I spoke to a coach who saw him in the USL Super Y league when he played for a New Jersey team and he thought while good, he&#039;s not national team material. Consider that is only one opinion, but it did come from an opposing coach.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s revisit the Rossi issue for a minute.</p>
<p> Does anyone who is truly objective think he should have played for the US over Italy? </p>
<p>I think anybody who naturally as I once did says &#8220;he is from the USA so he should play for the USA,&#8221; is simply being biased. I will admit my views on the subject have evolved or I would like to think matured. I used to have the same knee jerk reaction to the name Giuseppe Rossi as many other US supporters did, particularly after the 2006 World Cup where I think a young Rossi could have really helped us. </p>
<p>But honestly, why would any player whose professional career is based in Europe give up the opportunity for big promotional money, shoe contracts and general celebrity by playing for the USA instead of Italy? Furthermore, why would a player put himself in a position to play for coaches lesser than the ones he could play for at a young age? Why would he allow his development as a player to be retarded by second rate coaches and a system that rewards loyalty over quality in so many cases?  </p>
<p>Freddie Kanoute is the great exception of a player good enough to play for  a world power who decided to play for his parents native country. Kanoute was actually born in France, but he&#8217;s very African culturally and religious and thus opted to play for Mali. </p>
<p>But the idea of Rossi, voluntarily opting to play for the USA over Italy was always a pipe dream. I wish the kid nothing but luck. He&#8217;s American in his heart but wanted to play with the best and reach for the stars as a footballer. That&#8217;s what we encourage athletes in other sports here in the US to do, so why should football be any different?</p>
<p>On to Bernardo. I am told he isn&#8217;t a good fit right now for the US U-20 team and I spoke to a coach who saw him in the USL Super Y league when he played for a New Jersey team and he thought while good, he&#8217;s not national team material. Consider that is only one opinion, but it did come from an opposing coach.</p>
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		<title>By: first_place</title>
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		<dc:creator>first_place</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That guy looks gay. I hope he signs with Chivas.</description>
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		<title>By: RioSoccer</title>
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		<dc:creator>RioSoccer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You&#039;ve got to wonder about the US scouting system.  While I&#039;m not an expert on their system, it seems with this summers&#039; EPL/other European teams signing 2-3 DPL league players that they &amp; MLS isn&#039;t doing enough to scout their own country, let alone looking at players of dual nationality.  While I thought it was a rather dull movie, it makes you wonder how many &quot;Goal&quot; players are out there in the states.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;ve got to wonder about the US scouting system.  While I&#8217;m not an expert on their system, it seems with this summers&#8217; EPL/other European teams signing 2-3 DPL league players that they &amp; MLS isn&#8217;t doing enough to scout their own country, let alone looking at players of dual nationality.  While I thought it was a rather dull movie, it makes you wonder how many &#8220;Goal&#8221; players are out there in the states.</p>
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