Alexander: Aaron Long’s improbable soccer journey

Aaron Long was in the New York Red Bulls’ lineup at Banc of California Stadium Sunday night, in front of 50 or 60 friends and family members from the Inland Empire, when his team faced MLS-leading LAFC.
And this is an indication of just how far Long has come in four years: If things had worked out differently before the international transfer window had closed a week ago, Long could instead have been playing in a Premier League opener last weekend.
In late July, stories began circulating t