Parade All-American

So it turns out that one of the players the Ref yellow-carded in a recent game is a Parade Magazine All-American for soccer. This same fellow, Eber Martinez, also was named to the Washington Post's first team in soccer for the Spring 2007 season. His selection to both honors is well-deserved. We saw Martinez play twice. He scored in both games, and had at least one goal called back on an offside call. He has a good touch on the ball and can play with speed. At times, however, he tries to do too much and takes on multiple defenders instead of passing the ball to teammates. But this is a quibble. He's a talented player and I wouldn't be surprised to see him playing at higher levels in the not-to-distant future.