In every Major League Soccer season, a few rookie players are impressive in making the leap up from the college ranks. Their success allows the schools they came from -- and perhaps the university system itself -- to still feel like a useful cog in the development machine of American soccer.

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“There’s an underlying frustration from kids with a high level of ability and commitment and those who maybe have a different level of commitment."

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"In the Netherlands we were indoctrinated with a certain vision of football and that became our style," says the Real Madrid forward as he considers the New Realism within the Dutch camp. "But there are more roads that lead to Rome. We always said a lot about our way of playing, but the German or Italian style has paid more dividends in the past. It is good that we made the change, as we hardly conceded any goals in qualifying for these finals."

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Thierry Henry has risen from a tough suburb of Paris to the top of the world. Gareth A. Davies reports.

When Thierry Henry walks out in front of 65,000 fans at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon on Sunday, you can be sure many people in an unassuming part of Paris will be watching the French striker with extra interest.

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