US Players Go Around the Globe

Maurice Edu has pretty much gone around the world in six days.

He left Beijing when the United States was eliminated from the Olympic soccer tournament last Wednesday, and flew to Toronto. Then he went to Scotland to sign a contract with Glasgow Rangers before heading to Guatemala for the U.S. national team’s World Cup qualifier on Wednesday night.

A jet-lagged Edu was sleeping at hotel room in Guatemala City on Tuesday, then briefly spoke with The Associated Press by telephone.