Congratulations Gooch United States defender Oguchi Onyewu joined AC Milan on Tuesday, becoming one of the few Americans to play in Italy's top league.
Milan said Tuesday it had agreed to a three-year contract with the 27-year-old, whose contract with Standard Liege had expired.
Onyewu, long a star in the Belgian league, gained increased notice with superb performances in the U.S. run to the Confederations Cup final. Playing in central defense, he helped the America exciting. It's one of the great clubs in the world," U.S. coach Bob Bradley said. "I think it's a terrific opportunity for him, and certainly the experience that he'll get there I think will be really important as we move forward with our national team."
But Grant Wahl asks an important question
How much will he play? It will be vitally important for U.S. players to be on the field for their club teams during a World Cup year. Onyewu's competition for playing time will be fierce, considering Milan's centerbacks include Brazilian Thiago Silva, Italian veteran Alessandro Nesta and Georgian Kakha Kaladze.
However, Wahl adds
Then again, Milan has plenty of games this season now that it's back in the Champions League. What's more, Nesta (who's 33) and Kaladze (31) are older and prone to injuries.
We'll see what happens, but another big step for American soccer.
Congratulations Gooch 
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