US Soccer identifies the best players from 09 group in Midwest 

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>U.S. Soccer is hosting a Talent Identification Center in Chicago next week for the 2009 age group. The regional identification events are an introduction to the U.S. Soccer scouting network as well as an opportunity for players learn about the pathway to call-up to a Youth National Team.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Next week's ID center in Chicago features some of the top talent from the Midwest. Chicago Fire leads the way with nine players called into the one-day training. Sockers, St. Louis Scott Gallagher, Lou Fusz, and Elmbrook United all had four players selected for the event. Elmbrook is the lone club from outside of MLS Next with representation at the Talent ID. Patrick Brimmer, from Elmbrook United (Wisconsin), is the only 2010-born player at the event. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_633dc62fc5d46","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='149951' first='Steven' last='Foristal']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"101","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"St. Louis Scott Gallagher","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Foristal is a defender with good size. 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