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Robbie Rogers "always welcome to train" with LA Galaxy, says manager Bruce Arena



few weeks after retiring from professional soccer following his revelation that he is gay, US midfielder Robbie Rogers showed signs that he was rethinking his decision.

In a March 29 interview with The Guardian in England, Rogers said: "I might ask [manager] Bruce Arena if I can train with the LA Galaxy -- we'll see."

Well, Arena on Wednesday said the door at the Galaxy is open to Rogers.

“He'd always be welcome to train with us," Arena said. "I'm in contact with players and people all the time in the game, and I don't make my conversations or communications public. They don't need to be. But he's always welcome to train with us.”

www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/04/17/robbie-rogers-always-welcome-train-la-galaxy-says-manager-bruce-arena

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Robbie Rogers to join LA Galaxy;
trade to send Mike Magee to Chicago Fire


US international and former Columbus Crew midfielder Robbie Rogers looks set to return to playing and to MLS.

USAToday.com is reporting that Rogers, who stepped away from playing after announcing in February that he is gay, will join the LA Galaxy, with whom he has been training for the past few weeks.

Rogers, 26, would be the first openly gay player in MLS and, upon making his debut for the Galaxy, and the first openly gay athlete to play in competition in the five major North American leagues.

"I want to come back and be that voice, be that role model," Rogers told USAToday.com. "I want to compete on the field. I want to make it back to the national team. I want to be a role model. I have a lot of motivating factors working for me right now

www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/05/24/report-robbie-rogers-set-join-la-galaxy-trade-send-mike-magee-chicago-fire