When you think of professional Korean-American athletes, you think of Anthony Kim, Michelle Wie and golf.  Maybe you’ll think of Hines Ward of the N.F.L.  But did you know there’s someone playing the other football – soccer – up in Seattle who is of Korean descent?   The MLS soccer team that’s based in Seattle – Sounders FC – has a defense man by the name of James Riley who was born in South Korea.  His father was a U.S. military man and his mother was a native South Korean.  They immigrated to the U.S. after his birth but the couple divorced shortly after arriving in Seattle.   MLSnet.com wrote a Mother’s Day story about Mr. Riley’s relationship with his mother and how she was a single parent who worked to support the family and was unable to attend many of her son’s games as a youth.  Not only was it tough being a single parent but she also survived breast cancer.  And today, she’s proudly watching her son’s soccer games on T.V.  Go to MLSnet.com for the full story>

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