Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Chris Birchall living the American dream with LA Galaxy

You could be forgiven for thinking there is only one English-born player currently turning out for Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS.

Given that the player in question is David Beckham, arguably the most famous footballer of his generation, you can understand why.

But there is another, and it charts another remarkable chapter in the football career of Chris Birchall.

He made his debut for Port Vale at the age of 17 in a League Cup tie at Charlton in September 2001.

Since then, he has played for six different clubs in three different countries and also represented Trinidad & Tobago at the 2006 World Cup, despite growing up thousands of miles away from the Caribbean.

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