{"id":407342,"date":"2017-07-31T11:34:05","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T11:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/07\/31\/veteran-feilhaber-endorses-game-changer-latif-blessing\/"},"modified":"2017-07-31T11:34:05","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T11:34:05","slug":"veteran-feilhaber-endorses-game-changer-latif-blessing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/07\/31\/veteran-feilhaber-endorses-game-changer-latif-blessing\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Feilhaber endorses game changer Latif Blessing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/70196923.295.jpg\" alt=\"Latif Blessing Tro\" title=\"Latif Blessing Tro\" width=\"295\" height=\"184\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Latif Blessing is flying high in the MLS<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=150106940086186\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=150106940086186\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1501500845_2_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Ghana and Sporting Kansas attacking midfielder Latif Blessing earned high praise from his team mate Benny Feilhaber after his early second half goal helped his side beat off Chicago Fire in a 3-2 thriller.<\/p>\n<p>Blessing\u2019s third goal in fourteen appearances for Sporting Kansas also propelled them back to the summit of the Western Conference and extended their unbeaten run at home to twenty games.<\/p>\n<p>Feilhaber, a member of the 2010 United States team beaten by Ghana at the World Cup in South Africa appeared pleased with what Blessing has brought on board since his inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat goal, I don\u2019t know if it looked easy or not for you guys but that\u2019s a difficult skill to just be able to deftly touch it like that and keep it away from the goalie and put it inside the post.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the things that he\u2019s doing for us just brings an added factor, a different approach when he gets the ball than a lot of the other guys. He\u2019s kind of an x-factor for us, that\u2019s important for us going forward so it\u2019s great to see him getting goals, having fun, doing his crazy dances at the end of the game.\u201d he told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Sporting Kansas is Blessing\u2019s first team outside the shores of Ghana following his stellar season for Ghana Premier League side Liberty Professionals where he was awarded league MVP.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latif Blessing is flying high in the MLS &#13; Ghana and Sporting Kansas attacking midfielder Latif Blessing earned high praise from his team mate Benny Feilhaber after his early second half goal helped his side beat off Chicago Fire in a 3-2 thriller. 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