Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Onyewu to the Rossoneri

SOCCER: JUN 06 FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Honduras at United States
This morning, ESPN reported that star US defender Oguchi Onyewu has signed a three year contract with AC Milan.

This is probably the biggest transfer involving an American player in some time. Onyewu is coming off a good showing at the Confederation's Cup where he and Jay DeMerit shut down a Spanish offense for 90+ minutes and enforced their will on the Brazilian attack for the first 45 minutes before falling apart.

He was apparently clear for a free transfer after completing his stay with Belgian side Standard Liege. I think that this is a great move, because at 27 years old, he needed to make the move to a bigger league, where he could really showcase his talent.

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