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FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2018, file photo, FC Dallas midfielder Carlos Gruezo, left, battles for the ball against Portland Timbers defender Jorge Villafana during the second half of an MLS soccer playoff match in Frisco, Texas. Villafana’s career path is something of a league legend. Not only did his Sueno MLS turn earn him a spot on a team, but since then he’s also played in Liga MX and has become a regular on the U.S. national team. (AP Photo/Cooper Neill, File)

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, file photograph, Santos Laguna midfielder Jorge Flores Villafana, right, battles for the ball during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal against Los Angeles Galaxy in Carson, Calif. U.S. midfielder Jorge Villafana never grows weary of retelling his story. It's a captivating tale of how he went from playing street soccer to missing church for a nationally televised tryout to earning a spot and launching a career that's landed him on the national team.(AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

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