Kasey likes it!

Kasey Keller may not be Bradley's starter for the Gold Cup opener, but he still seems to be enjoying himself in camp.

He had never been to the Home Depot Center stadium and complex before this camp. He seemed to like everything about the facility in Carson, though he did point out that it is slightly isolated from a major top-choice hotel where the team can stay nearby.

"You’re not playing at El Camino Community College and just saying that you’re a professional franchise. You now have a facility that matches the term “professional”. As MLS continues to grow and move in that direction with their stadiums, it’s going to add a lot to the league in perception and what people can associate with going to watch professional sports. That’s why people go to professional sports. It’s because it’s something that’s above anything they could achieve. If they think, “My little Johnny plays in the same stadium as these guys,” it doesn’t have the same effect. Now that you can come here and maybe play tennis or watch practice and see what you can aspire to – that’s what professional sports is all about. It’s about that dream and this shows that the dream makes sense."

"I would like a Ritz-Carlton right about there (motioning across the street) and then I’d be a lot happier. As long as we don’t hit too much traffic, staying where we’re at in Manhattan Beach is pretty cool. The only thing is that you don’t want to get stuck in a situation where you have to travel so much to get back and forth to get to your training site. As long as you can keep that travel time down, then it’s great. Obviously, it's great knowing you can come to Southern California any time of the year and not worry about the weather and just do what you need to do – and that’s training as hard as you can."