Former USA International Sasha Victorine today (source MLSnet.com) retired from professional soccer at age 32, listing recurring injury as the reason for his retirement.  A veteran of almost 250 MLS games with the LA Galaxy, Kansas City, and Chivas USA between 2000-2010, Sasha is best known for helping LA to US Open Cup and MLS Cup titles in 2001 and 2002. Victorine played for the USA 4 times, scoring a goal against El Salvador in 2002. (source wiki). Not, probably, hall of fame numbers for an American player, though a very good career by any measure. But Sasha Victorine was one of OUR guys, a collegiate player who played in MLS and who never set foot in another league or country as a player unless he was wearing the shirt of the USA or a US club team. A true product of the system in this country. But the most important part of his career in the game may be what is to come.

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