Omar Gonzalez of the LA Galaxy is not so fortunate as he injures his ACL during his first practice in Germany.

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They were led by two local guys -- Omar Gonzalez -- give it up -- (applause) -- and A.J.

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Klinsmann has argued that change is never easy, and that younger players, such as Bocanegra's replacement, Omar Gonzalez, deserve a chance to prove themselves.

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It's a strategy former Red Bulls coach Bruce Arena has embraced at Los Angeles Galaxy, where a homegrown core of players, including Omar Gonzalez and A.J.

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Klinsmann chose to start the largely untested Omar Gonzalez in the central defense over longtime captain Carlos Bocanegra, and the U.S. defenders kept letting the Hondurans deep into the field.

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In the MLS Cup Final, the Galaxy trailed at halftime, and it stayed that way until Omar Gonzalez, who is with the national team today, scored the equalizer in the 60th minute.

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He's successfully pushed for MLS to lengthen its season, played a larger role in player development with the youth national teams and began a generational change on the national team defense by starting Omar Gonzalez, Geoff Cameron, Timmy Chandler and Matt Besler in recent qualifiers.

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Clint Dempsey put the U.S. ahead in the 36th minute but the Americans, using a new-look defense that featured Omar Gonzalez and Timmy Chandler, gave up the lead when Juan Carlos Garcia tied the score with a bicycle kick in the 40th at San Pedro Sula.

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The first flight, operated by Air Europa, landed at Madrid's Barajas airport with Lester Gonzalez, Omar Ruiz, Antonio Villarreal, Julio Cesar Galvez, Jose Luis Garcia Paneque and Pablo Pacheco on board at 1249 local time (1049 GMT).

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