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Sweeper faces a hard choice: an $8M contract offer from the Chelsea Blues versus an appointment to the US Air Force Academdy to play soccer. Whihc way will he go?

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SwEEPER XIII“TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN”

THE COLORADO GOLD TEAM I wAS RECENTLY INVITED TO THE PURPORTED BIRTHPLACE OF PROFESSIONAL SOCCER IN THE UNITED STATES, FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS. HERE 64 TEAMS GATHERED FOR A wEEK OF DOUBLE ELIMINATION PLAY – THE FALL RIVER CUP. MOST TEAMS ARE INVITED, HOwEVER A TEAM CAN REQUEST AN AT wILD BID wITH A GOOD RECORD AND THE PROSPECT OF BEING COMPETITIVE AGAINST THE BEST YOUTH IN THE UNITED STATES. COLORADO GOLD I HAS BEEN STRENGTHENED IN RECENT MONTHS wITH NOT ONLY SwEEPER, BUT OTHER HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PLAYERS FROM DENVER SOCCER SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES MOVING INTO THE ROCKIES HOPING TO PLAY wITH THE NATIONAL CHAMPS OF YOUTH SOCCER. COLORADO GOLD I wON THE INAUGURAL CUP YOUTH EVENT, AND MADE THE COVER OF THE SPORTING NEwS.

SwEEPER PLAYS ON AIR ACADEMY HIGH (A HIGH SCHOOL AT THE USAFA) AND FOR COLORADO GOLD I. HE HAS FINALLY MADE A DECISION TO ACCEPT THE 8 MILLION DOLLAR OFFER FROM CHELSEA AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. HIS MOM HAS PREACHED SCHOOL, SCHOOL, AND MORE SCHOOL EVER SINCE BIRTH. THEREFORE TO APPEASE MOM AND OBTAIN A GREAT EDUCATION, HE HAS TENTATIVELY DECIDED TO FINISH HIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR IN COLORADO SPRINGS AND ADVANCE INTO PROFESSIONAL SOCCER IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. SwEEPER wILL COMPLETE COLLEGE ON LINE PER HIS MOTHER’S DIRECTIVES. FINALLY, THOUGH DIFFICULT, SwEEPER wILL PASS UP THE USAFA SCHOLARSHIP AND APPOINTMENT. THE USAFA COMMANDANT DEARLY wANTS SwEEPER AS A STUDENT ATHLETE AT THE ACADEMY. THE MLS AND ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE wITH CHELSEA HAS OFFERED SwEEPR AN 8 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT TO BEGIN LATER THIS YEAR. CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION AT THE ON BASE HOUSE OF THE COMMANDANT HAS BEGUN – wITH MUCH ON THE TABLE FOR SwEEPER’S SOCCER AND/OR COLLEGE FUTURE.

DEMI AND SwEEPER NO LONGER SEE ONE ANOTHER AS BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND; AND EACH HAVE GONE THEIR SEPARATE wAYS. FOLLOw ALONG AS wE VIEw COMPETITIVE SOCCER, A UNIQUE FAMILY SITUATION ALONG wITH HOPE AND OPTIMISM DESPITE ROADBLOCKS THAT OCCUR wITH A YOUTH SOCCER SUPERSTAR.

EXT. AIR ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS LOCATED ON THE US AIR FORCE ACADEMY - OUTSIDE STUDENT MINGLE

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AREA. IT’S A wARM DAY IN MID wINTER wITH THE BRIGHT COLORADO SUN BEATING DOwN DURING LUNCHTIME.

SWEEPERHEY DEMI, I SAW YOU AT THE SCHOOL DANCE LAST WEEK.

DEMIHEY, I SAW YOU TOO. YOU APPEARED INVOLVED!

SWEEPERSO HOW ARE YOU DOING?

DEMIGRADES SO SO. CHEERLEADING - TOO MANY CAT FIGHTS - AND............

SWEEPERGUYS, YES GUYS.

DEMIOH THAT, WELL I’M STRUGGLING.

SWEEPERNOT REALLY, YOU HAVE DATES FOR ALL THE DANCES, AIR ACADEMY EVENTS AND EVEN CHURCH OUTINGS.

DEMITHEY ARE NOT REALLY DATES. THEY ARE SOCIAL, POLITICAL– MAKE DAD HAPPY–RENDEZVOUS LIKE ENCOUNTERS.

SwEEPEROK - CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT. I’M SURE YOUR DAD IS HAPPY YOU ARE SO POPULAR. ISN’T THAT WHAT IT’S ABOUT? IT WOULD BE SO COOL TO REALLY HAVE A REAL LIVE DAD!

DEMII GUESS SO. SOME DAY YOUR DAD WILL RETURN – I KNOW SO! MY DAD MEANS WELL. HE JUST DOESN’T WANT TROUBLE. SO HOW ARE YOUR PARENTS DOING?

SWEEPERMOM CAME BACK. WE’RE BOTH LIVING WITH THE COMMANDANT. THEY ARE SEARCHING FOR DAD. HE APPARENTLY IS STILL ALIVE.

DEMIALL THIS RELATES BACK TO SOME STUPID MISTAKES RIGHT AROUND THE TIME YOU WERE BORN. DRUGS? RIGHT?

SWEEPERDEFINITELY. PROBLEM IS THAT IT’S PROBABLY A DRUG RING FROM WHICH YOU CAN NEVER ESCAPE. MAYBE THE

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COMMANDANT AND MILITARY WILL WORK A DEAL. WHO KNOWS?

DEMIINTERESTING. BUT I DON’T THINK MY DAD WILL EVER IN A MILLION YEARS ALLOW US TO GET TOGETHER.

SWEEPERI GET IT. WHO KNOWS...PEOPLE DO CHANGE. BESIDES I MAY NOT BE AROUND MUCH LONGER.

DEMINO. NOT TRUE! OR IS IT?

SWEEPERTHE CHELSEA OFFER IS A TON OF MONEY AND IT’S MY DREAM TO PLAY PROFESSIONAL SOCCER.

DEMIYOU DESERVE EVERY BIT OF IT. I JUST HEARD A RUMOR OF SO MANY MILLION. BUT I DON’T EVEN KNOW WITH ALL THE MONEY AND FAME THAT WOULD CHANGE MY DAD’S MIND REGARDING US AS AN COUPLE. BESIDES YOU’LL BE DRAPED OVER WITH LONDON GIRLS THE SECOND YOU ARRIVE. I’LL BE A TRUE LOST SOUL.

SWEEPERI WOULDN’T WORRY ABOUT THAT. YOU’LL BE FINE. WE CAN EMAIL/TEXT/TWEET!

DEMIYES, I’LL JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH YOU BEING FAMOUS AND MY HEADING ON TO COLLEGE.

SWEEPERWHERE DO YOU THINK YOU’LL GO?

DEMIWHERE DO ALL THE AIR ACADEMY KADETS GO? CSU! I’LL BE A RAM!

SWEEPERWELL IT’S NOT A SUITCASE COLLEGE ANY LONGER. KIDS WORK HARD AT CSU, AND THE ACADEMICS ARE REALLY SUPERB.

DEMIAND YOU’LL REALLY BE LIVING THE DREAM. THE DREAM YOU REALLY DESERVE. TELL ME ABOUT CHELSEA AND ITS TEAM.

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SWEEPERCHELSEA IS LOCATED IN AN ECLECTIC AREA OF LONDON. IT’S FAIRLY HIGH END NEAR THE STADIUM.

DEMII HEAR THE CROWDS ARE JUST TREMENDOUS.

SWEEPERCHELSEA AVERAGES ABOUT 42,000 PER GAME IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE. ENGLAND DIVIDES ITS TEAMS INTO TWO DIVISIONS, AND THE TEAM STAYS OF TOP IF THEY WIN A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF GAMES. IF NOT THE TEAM MOVES DOWN - WHILE SECOND TIER TEAMS MOVE UP.

DEMIHOW OLD IS THE CHELSEA FOOTBALL TEAM?

SWEEPERTHEY BEGAIN IN 1905, AND ARE NOW STRONGER THAN EVER.

DEMII’VE SEEN A FEW OF THEIR GAMES ON CABLE AND NOW THEY’RE ON LINE. THAT WILL BE COOL WITH ME BEING AT CSU AND WATCHING YOU PLAY SOCCER.

SWEEPERI’VE GOT A COUPLE SITES FOR YOU TO CHECK OUT. YOUR IPHONE DURING PE WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO CHECK OUT THE CHELSEA TEAM. IT’S FAIRLY COOL, AS IS THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE ITSELF. THEY’VE DONE WELL THE PAST FEW YEARS.

DEMII’M ALREADY GOOGLING THEM. I SEE THEY PLAY AT STAMFORD BRIDGE STADIUM. LOOKS COOL.

SWEEPERYES, THESE GUYS HAVE WON ALL OVER THE WORLD AND A TON IN EUROPE. THEY HAVE MAINTAINED THE TOP TIER OF ENGLISH SOCCER - THE WORLD’S BEST.

DEMITHIS IS FANTASTIC. MY GOD SWEEP, NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO TALK TO YOU AFTER YOU LEAVE.

SWEEPERIT’S NOT DECIDED YET. I HAVE THE 8 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT ON OUR TABLE - WAITING TO BE SIGNED.

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DEMII WONDER WHAT MY DAD IS GOING TO THINK NOW. OH WELL - HE IS SO UNBELIEVABLY STUBBORN.

SWEEPERWHO KNOWS . . . MAYBE THEY WILL FIND MY DAD AND HE’LL GET OUT OF THE MESS HE’S IN. I BET I RUN INTO HIM OVER IN LONDON - JUST MY THOUGHTS. MOM DOESN’T SAY MUCH WHEN I MENTION HIS NAME.

DEMIDO YOU BLAME HER?

SWEEPERNO - I GET THAT SHE’S BEEN THROUGH A LOT. BUT WE’RE HOPING THAT DAD WILL RETURN AND OUR LIVES WILL RETURN TO NORMAL.

DEMII DEARLY HOPE SO ALSO. IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF YOU COULD REUNITE YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY AS ONE UNIT.

SWEEPERTHAT MAY HAPPEN IN EUROPE. WHO KNOWS? BUT IT’S LOOKING LIKE I’M TAKING THE OFFER AND CONTRACT.

DEMIWHAT DID THE COMMANDANT SAY ABOUT ALL THIS?

SWEEPERNOT HAPPY. HE’S MORE INTO STUDENT ATHLETE - USAFA PRIDE AND SERVING YOUR COUNTRY THAN ANY MONEY THAT SOCCER WILL BRING. BUT HE GETS IT.

DEMIWOULD THE COMMANDANT TURN DOWN 8 MILLION TO PLAY IN A CLASSY PLACE LIKE CHELSEA, DO AN ON LINE COLLEGE, AND HAVE MORE MONEY THAN GOD HIMSELF?

SWEEPERTHAT IS A VERY CLOSE ONE - BECAUSE HE IS SO DEDICATED TO THE OUR NATION, ITS VALUES, PROTECTING FREEDOM, AND WOULD LIVE UNDER THE BRIDGE TO PROTECT THE UNITED STATES CITIZENS.

DEMIHE’S A GREAT INFLUENCE ALONG WITH SALLY MITCHELL.

SWEEPERI CANNOT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THEM BOTH. THEY HAVE BEEN GREAT SURROGATE PARENTS. THE VERY BEST.

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DEMIOH THERE IS MY TEACHER SIGNALING THAT OUR BREAK PERIOD IS ENDING. HERE’S A LITTLE KISS FOR CHELSEA. KEEP IN TOUCH. SO LONG SWEEP!

SWEEPERGOOD BYE!

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EXT. SOCCER PRACTICE AT GOSSAGE FIELD IN COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. MANY OF SwEEPER’S COLORADO GOLD TEAMMATES HAVE COME UP TO HIM AND wANT TO KNOw wHAT IS GOING ON. THEY HAVE HEARD VARYING STORIES AT SCHOOL AND IN THE NEwSPAPERS. A SPORTS ILLUSTRATED wRITER IS AT PRACTICE AND wANTS A FEw wORDS wITH SwEEPER. PRACTICE IS COMING TO A CLOSE AND SwEEPER HAS ASKED TO SPEAK TO HIS TEAMMATES. HE INVITES THE MEDIA AND OTHER INTERESTED FANS TO BE PRESENT.

SWEEPERHEY COLORADO GOLD I! I’M CERTAIN YOU’VE ALL READ OR HEARD ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON. I DON’T KNOW HOW ANY OF THIS LEAKED, AND TO BE HONEST WITH MY TRULY SPECIAL TEAM, I FEEL I OWE IT TO YOU STRAIGHT.

COACHEVERYONE LISTEN UP - THIS ISN’T A BANANA KICK. IT’S GOING STRAIGHT AND NOT AROUND THE BAR.

SWEEPERTHANK YOU COACH. I’LL JUST LET IT OUT. THE VERY FIRST THING I WANT TO DISCUSS IS THAT I HAVE DONE NOTHING WITH ANYONE YET - COLLEGE, PRO, OR ANOTHER TEAM. IF I STAY IN THE UNITED STATES, IT WOULD ALWAYS BE WITH COLORADO GOLD I - AS I HAVE A COUPLE YEARS OF ELGIBILITY LEFT.

COACHACTUALLY NEARLY 3 YEARS. AND WE WANT YOU TO STAY AND PLAY. THAT IS UNANIMOUS - YOU KNOW THIS!

SWEEPERRIGHT COACH. I WOULDN’T BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY THAT I HAVE WITHOUT THIS TEAM AND GREAT COACH. I’VE BEEN FORTUNATE AND BLESSED WITH SURROGATE PARENTS

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FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT NOW MY FAMILY IS FINALLY GETTING BACK IN ORDER.

COACHSWEEPER’S MOM HAS BEEN FOUND AND THEY ARE LIVING AT THE ACADEMY WITH THE COMMANDANT, GENERAL MITCHELL, AND HIS WIFE SALLY.

SWEEPERI TRULY LOVE THE SPORT OF SOCCER. I WOULD PLAY IT FOR FREE, BUT WE ALL KNOW YOU CANNOT STAY ON COLORADO GOLD I FOREVER. WE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY GREAT TOGETHER WITH CHEMISTRY, CONDITIONING AND CAMARADERIE. I CAN’T THINK OF A GREATER GROUP OF GUYS TO PLAY WITH - BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN NOT JUST ATHLETICS, BUT TRUE LOVE OF THE SPORT BY ALL OF US TRYING TO GET BETTER. WE HAVE A TITLE TO DEFEND, AND I WILL BE THERE AT LEAST THIS YEAR FOR THAT.

COACHSWEEPER HOWEVER, HAS RECEIVED A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY IN THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE BEGINNING THIS FALL.

SWEEPERI HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AND A CONTRACT WITH CHELSEA ON MY DESK AT HOME. MY OTHER OPTIONS ARE TO ATTEND THE ACADEMY, MLS WITH CHICAGO, OR TRAVEL TO EUROPE. AND OF COURSE, MY MOM WANTS ME TO GET ALL THE SCHOOLING I CAN.

COACHAND SWEEPER REALLY APPRECIATES AND HIGHLY RESPECTS THAT FROM HIS MOM.

SWEEPERTHEREFORE TO BE 100% HONEST, I HAVE AN 8 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT OFFER TO PLAY WITH CHELSEA IN THE ENGLISH PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE - THE UPPER TIER OF SOCCER IN EUROPE. IT’S AN HONOR TO BE CONSIDERED.

COACHIF SWEEPER TAKES THE CONTRACT, THIS IS A CLEAR BREAKAWAY TO EUROPE.

SWEEPERI’LL BE STARTING ALL OVER - ESSENTIALLY FROM CENTER CIRCLE. THIS TEAM IS OWNED BY A RUSSIAN BILLIONAIRE NAMED ABRAMOVICH - WHO TRULY LOVES THE SPORT OF SOCCER. I’VE SPOKEN TO HIM BY PHONE AND WE’VE EMAILED A FEW TIMES.

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COACHWE’VE ALREADY ARRANGED HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ON LINE SCHOOLS FOR HIM, SHOULD SWEEPER ACCEPT THIS MONSTER OFFER.

SWEEPERI KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE THINKING THIS CAN’T BE REAL, BUT IT REALLY IS. FEW AMERICANS HAVE EVER PLAYED IN EUROPE - ESPECIALLY THE PREMIER LEAGUE OF ENGLAND. IT’S A HIGH HONOR TO BE CONSIDERED. NOTHING LESS.

COACHHERE IS THE CREST OF CHELSEA - COMMEMORATING 100 YEARS OF COMPETITIVE SOCCER. IT’S A HERALDIC LION HOLDING A STAFF. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE IS CONSIDERABLE HISTORY AND LEGACY BEHIND THIS TEAM.

SWEEPERTHIS IS A STORIED TEAM. THE OPPORTUNITY THAT AWAITS ME IS FANTASTIC. HOWEVER I WANTED TO DISCUSS THIS WITH FANS, PLAYERS, COACHES, AND FAMILY FIRST. THOUGH THE MONEY IS TREMENDOUS, IT ISN’T JUST ABOUT MONEY, IT’S ABOUT MY FAMILY, WHAT WE’VE BEEN THROUGH, AND ACTUALLY A GREAT DEAL ABOUT EDUCATION. EVERYONE KNOWS MY MOM IS HOT ABOUT MY OBTAINING A COLLEGE EDUCATION – A REAL DEGREE.

COACHGUYS, THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT MOMENT WITHIN COLORADO AND US YOUTH SOCCER HISTORY. NO ONE HAS GONE TO EUROPE AT THIS AGE WITH SUCH A STORIED TEAM.

SWEEPERWE WILL HAVE THE ADVANTAGE THIS YEAR NO MATTER WHAT -BECAUSE OF OUR GREAT RECRUITS, VETERANS ON COLORADO GOLD I AND OUR COACHES. I VOW TO PLAY THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE’VE STARTED AND PLAYED SOME OF THE SEASON. WHATEVER HAPPENS, I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THIS CONTRACT IS ACTUALLY EVERYONE’S ON THIS TEAM. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAS HELPED ME OBTAIN THIS OPPORTUNITY. I’LL PROBABLY TAKE IT AND DO THE ON LINE SCHOOL.

COACHAND SWEEPER WILL ALWAYS BE COMING BACK TO ROOT OUR TEAM ONTO NATIONAL PROMINENCE. WHAT COULD BE BETTER - ANOTHER FAN FOR COLORADO GOLD I.

SWEEPERAS I MARKED UP ON A TON OF PLAYERS FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES, I REALLY SEE NO DIFFERENCE IN WHAT

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I’LL BE DOING IN ENGLAND WITH CHELSEA. I’M CERTAIN THE SPEED AND AGILITY OF MOST OF THESE GUYS IS OFF THE CHARTS.

COACHYOU BET! THEY USE A TON OF SCISSOR KICKS IN EUROPE - WHICH SWEEPER HAS PERFECTED. HE’LL PLAY ON A PITCH OR FIELD THAT HAS GRASS BETTER THAN MOST LIVING ROOM CARPETS.

SWEEPERA BIT OF HISTORY IS THAT CHELSEA’S MAIN RIVALS ARE TOTTENHAM, MANCHESTER UNITED, AND THE ARSENAL. LIVERPOOL AND LEEDS GAMES HAVE BEEN HOT HEADED LATELY. THE FANS HOLD NOTHING BACK AND MANY LIVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE TEAMS THEY SUPPORT.

COACHTHE RABID FANS HAVE CONTINUED IN ENGLAND FOR DECADES AND IT’S GROWING. NOTHING WILL STOP THE FANS FROM MAKING THE VERY BEST SPECTACLE FOR THE MONEY SOCCER CAN BUY.

SWEEPERTHE TEAM COLORS ALWAYS CONTAIN BLUE. THE STAMFORD BRIDGE STADIUM SEATS ABOUT 50,000 AND THE TEAM RANKS FIFTH IN ATTENDANCE WITH A 42,000 AVERAGE.

COACHI’VE TALKED TO THEIR COACHES AND THEY CANNOT WAIT TO HAVE SWEEPER JOIN THEIR TEAM. THEY FEEL THEY CAN WIN THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE WITH HIM THIS YEAR.

SWEEPERA PLAYER NAMED FRANK LAMPARD HAS HEADED THIS TEAM, SCORED THE MOST GOALS, AND PLAYED THE MOST MINUTES OF LATE. CHELSEA WON THE TOURNAMENT WITHIN THE ENGLISH PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE IN 2010. THERE IS A STRONG HISTORY OF NOT JUST COMPETITIVENESS, BUT ACTUAL WINNING.

COACHTHAT IS WHY SWEEPER SHOULD FIT IN QUITE WELL IN ENGLAND. HE WON’T HAVE TO LEARN ANOTHER LANGUAGE!

SWEEPERFINALLY I MUST CONCLUDE BY SAYING THAT FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU – MY TEAMMATES – HAVE DONE FOR ME IN SO MANY WAYS.

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COACHOUR TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS WERE IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OF THE TEAM PLAY OF SWEEPER. HE IS SO UNBELIEVABLY UNSELFISH. NOT ONCE DID SWEEPER EVER DEMAND AN OFFENSIVE POSITION - THOUGH WE PLAYED HIM A FEW TIMES AT MIDFIELDER.

SWEEPERENOUGH COACH. I FEEL THAT I WANTED TO BE AND AM THE MOST GRATEFUL PERSON IN THE WORLD TO COLORADO GOLD I. WITHOUT THESE TREMENDOUS TEAMMATES, I WOULDN’T BE WHERE I’M AT TODAY.

COACHAGREED. SO GUYS PRACTICE IS TOMORROW FOR TWO HOURS AGAIN AT GOSSAGE. THEN WE’LL FINISH THE WEEK WITH PRACTICE AT USAFA AND A SCRIMMAGE AGAINST THE DENVER UNIVERSITY VARSITY. THE WIN LAST WEEK AT FALL RIVER – THEIR INAUGURAL YOUTH CUP WAS ONE OF OUR FINEST HOURS. FALL RIVER IS HOME TO SOCCER IN THE US – AS IS LONDON WORLDWIDE.

SWEEPERTHE SCRIMMAGE WITH DU SHOULD BE INTERESTING - I CANNOT WAIT, AND I’M CERTAIN MANY OF THE GUYS HERE CANNOT WAIT EITHER. THAT TROPY FROM FALL RIVER, WILL HANG FOREVER ON THE COACH’S MANTLE AT HOME. WHAT AN HONOR TO PLAY AND ACTUALLY WIN THE INAUGURAL CUP.

COACHIF THE SPORTS ILLUSTRATED WRITER COULD BE SO KIND AND GIVE US A CALL REGARDING THE STORY HE’S JUST HEARD, WE’D APPRECIATE IT.

SI WRITERI CAN HONESTLY SAY – IN ALL MY YEARS OF SPORTS COVERAGE – THAT THIS IS TRULY ONE OF THE VERY BEST SPORTS TALKS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE HEART BY A GREAT YOUTH SOCCER STAR. SWEEPER PLAYS FOR THE GAME OF SOCCER ITSELF – AND NOTHING MORE.

COACHTHERE ISN’T ENOUGH THAT I CAN SAY AS A COACH THAT MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT MY TIME IN WINNING THE NATIONALS LAST YEAR AND THE CUP THIS YEAR IS WASTED. COACHING ALL THESE GREAT ATHLETES INCLUDING SWEEPER WAS TREMENDOUS. MY TIME SPENT IN SOCCER INSTRUCTION AND PLAYER DEVELOPMENT IS THE HIGHEST HONOR IN SPORTS.

SWEEPER

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THANKS EVERYONE FOR TAKING SOME TIME TO HEAR MY STORY. NOTHING YET HAS BEEN DONE AND IF YOU HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT ME STAYING OR LEAVING I’LL HANG AROUND AND WE CAN TALK. I LOVE YOU ALL.

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