Folarin Balogun #20

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Give the assist for this roster selection to the US commercial airline industry. Balogun was still in utero when his mother visited New York on vacation, but the return trip never happened as the airline refused to let her board the plane due to the size of her belly and how close she was to giving birth. As it happened, Balogun was born in Brooklyn and was off to London months later, where he fell in love with football and came up through the Arsenal academy. Now one of the most promising strikers in Europe, “Flo” is expected to lead the line for the USA, using his speed, tactical awareness, and deft finishing touch to give his birth country something to cheer about.

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