Columnist Nick Green has written 100 Percent Soccer
since 2005. A
native of England, he began writing about soccer in
the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat
in the stands for one in
the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home
Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas
USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer.
Married to a long-suffering soccer widow, he has a cat
named Pele.Palos Verdes' John Thorrington: Back From the Brink
Chicago Fire midfielder John Thorrington was acknowledged as one of the finest soccer products to emerge from the South Bay when he joined England's storied Manchester United out of the Palos Verdes Peninsula's Chadwick School.
His pro career hasn't quite had the expected trajectory, however, with injuries stifling his anticipated progress.
But Thorrington persevered, scoring two goals for the Fire last weekend to beat the Colorado Rapids.
Here's a concise profile that traces the challenges he has faced.