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IS ERIC LICHAJ (“LEE-HIGH”) THE NEXT ALEXI LALAS?

Posted on 7 Oct 2010 by .

Let’s rewind to the year 1996.  I’m sitting at a small soccer field in the Midwest, outside of Chicago, watching my brother’s match for the Downers Grove Roadrunners, whom I also played for at the time.  After his game, he said to me, “Did you see that kid over there?”  “No, why?” I replied.  My brother went on to explain to me.  “He’s my age, by far the best player in th...

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