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As the New England Revolution was flying to Los Angeles on Friday, some members of the MLS soccer team were probably expecting to see some craziness & maybe a little nudity when they arrived in California. However, they certainly weren’t expecting to see it in mid-flight.

The ASSOCIATED PRESS reports that players were treated to an eventful journey on the American Airlines flight, as a passenger stripped naked & tried to open an emergency exit door. Read more…

It doesn’t say much for your professional league when a player decides to retire from your sport to enter the priesthood.

The ASSOCIATED PRESS passes along news that Chase Hilgenbrinck is stepping off the Major League Soccer pitch, and stepping into a seminary.

After spending four years playing in Chile, Hilgenbrinck had signed with the New England Revolution in March. But after a few games at Gillette Stadium, Chase heeded the call to someone even more powerful than Revs & Pats owner Robert Kraft: Read more…

Chase Hilgenbrinck, a New England Revolution defender, has chosen the priesthood over soccer, leaving the club this week to join a seminary. The 26-year-old will spend the next six years working to become a Roman Catholic priest.

Hilgenbrinck, who played sparingly for the MLS squad and spent time previously in Chile playing professionally, considered the move for years before finally beginning the process last year. We wonder if “team chaplain” would be too obvious for the Church, but we submit the suggestion regardless.
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