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  • New England's loss is the priesthood's gain (US pro soccer player)

    07/31/2008 9:39:35 AM PDT · by STARWISE · 6 replies · 369+ views
    Int'l Herald Tribune ^ | 7-15-08 | Rob Hughes
    The trade of the week is not a multimillion-dollar transfer of Ronaldinho or Cristiano Ronaldo, but the move from the New England Revs to the Roman Catholic Church by Chase Hilgenbrinck. He has just given up his place on the New England roster to enter a six-year apprenticeship to become a priest. His soccer salary, a reported $36,000 a season, would not interest the gifted Brazilians who expect to earn that in a day. However, once Hilgenbrinck's story was out on The Associated Press wire on Monday, it was rapidly headlined from Latin America to Asia, Europe to the South...