Henry Red Card Reaction, Espinoza Recognition, New American Citizens

Here is a YouTube clip of some reaction to Henry's red card from this past weekend. I liked hearing Roger's take on the situation.  He seems to take a lot of criticism outside of KC for his play he play.  Many seem to view him as a dirty player but I think there is a big difference between being dirty and playing hard for the ball.  I've always admired Roger's heart and tenacity out on field and I hope he remains in KC for seasons to come.

Speaking of Roger Espinoza, Ives Galarcep wrote an amazing piece about Roger's career from growing up in Honduras, immigrating to America, playing a little college soccer, getting signed to a Generations Adidas contract and being drafted by the Wizards, to becoming an integral part of our team, and playing for Houndaras in last summer's World Cup. Like I said, I'm a huge Espinoza fan and I'm so happy to see him getting some national coverage and recognition.


Finally, in another story about immigrants, Alan Hainkel of the Bleacher Report mentioned in his coverage of last Saturday's game

"Before the game, 50 people took the oath of allegiance to the United States and became new American citizens. A US district court judge administered the oath, and they were then welcomed by US Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS). One of the new citizens from Peru then sang the national anthem."

I arrived a bit late to the game and came in right as the national anthem was being sung.  I a little bummed I missed the ceremony.  I love stories like these and I think its great that we welcomed these new American citizens before we witnessed the world's game.  I can't think of a better venue!