I have mentioned before that I am a big fan of the London soccer magazine, “When Saturday Comes,” and I recently became a subscriber again. So, there I was looking through the October issue, when I turn the page and am blinding by familiar rave green uniforms.

Huh?, I think. What is Seattle Sounders FC doing in London’s self-proclaimed “half decent football magazine”?

It turns out that they were doing a story on a small but apparently growing trend of U.K. soccer prospects choosing to develop their games at United States colleges. And their spotlight player is Zakuani …

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