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Philly MLS 25: Stephen King was the original Medford Messi

As we count down the days until the MLS season begins, we will be looking at 25 players from greater Philadelphia who have made an impact on the league 25 years after the first ball was kicked. Read the rest of the series at brotherlygame.com/philly-mls-25.

Far from the most imposing. Not the biggest player on the field. Not the strongest. Not the most physical. Still the easiest to find.

That’s the description Courier-Post staff writer Michael Radano used to describe a teenage soccer phenom at the time from Medford, N.