The Columbus Dispatch
The Columbus Crew says midfielder Kirk Urso has died.
Team spokesman Marco Rosa says details of Urso's death are still being determined. Police in Columbus did not immediately return a call seeking more details.
Urso had been injured and Rosa says he was not with the team for its 1-0 loss Saturday to D.C. United in Washington.
The 22-year-old Urso had been in his first season with the Crew. A native of Lombard, Ill., he had played on North Carolina's NCAA title-winning team last fall and for the U.S. under-17 World Cup team in 2007.
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