In 2004, the U.S. men’s Olympic soccer team did not qualify for the Summer Olympics for the first time in seven chances. Former Chicago Fire great and D.C. United head coach Peter Nowak took over as head coach of the Under-23’s in August 2007 determined to right that wrong.
In “Dreaming of Beijing: MLS Young Guns Shoot for Gold,” MLSnet.com follows several of MLS brightest young stars as they work for and then prepare for a spot on Nowak’s team as the U.S. qualifies for the 2008 Summer Olympics in China. This group includes 2007 MLS Rookie of the Year Maurice Edu, 2006 and 2007 MLS Cup champ Stuart Holden, Chivas USA’s dynamic midfielder Sacha Kljestan, and one of FC Dallas’s most dangerous attackers, Arturo Alvarez, plus appearances from other of MLS's best and brightest young talents.
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