Jorge Flores parlayed reality TV gig to MLS – 18-year-old punched pro ticket with Sueño MLS win

It wasn’t Dancing With the Stars or American Idol, but another reality show turned a regular 18-year-old Californian into a soccer pro. Jorge Flores won the 2007 Sueño MLS — Univision’s soccer talent show that kicks off its second season on Feb. 15 — and has since made his professional debut with Chivas USA and gotten called up for the U.S. Under-20 National Team.

Flores hadn’t even heard of the show until an uncle made him sign up, though by that time he could only get a spot on the waiting list. Luck was on his side, however, as a spot opened up — and the rest was pure talent. His tenacity and quickness on the ball, in addition to his wicked left foot, quickly set him apart in the tryouts. “The majority of the guys wanted to show off, but that’s not what counts,” says Flores, who was born in Anaheim and spent his childhood in Guanajuato, Mexico. “You have to help your teammate and never give up on a ball.”"*

*From: sportsillustrated.cnn.com
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