There’s a saying in England that ‘you wait all day for a London bus, and then two come along at once’.
For the Colorado Rapids, they last signed a Homegrown player on January 14, 2013, when Dillon Serna became the club’s third such acquisition.
Almost four years to the day, they signed Kortne Ford and Ricardo Perez, as their fourth and fifth Homegrown players, and the suggestion is, it was worth the wait.
"It’s huge, and it’s something we’re very excited about,” said Rapids’ Sporting Director, Pádraig Smith. “Obviously we’ve done this before with three players in the past, but I think having two players like Ricky and Kortne join the club just shows where we’re focused, shows we’re committed to player development, and shows we’ve got a bright future ahead.