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          Altidore guaranteed minutes but not growth with Toronto FC

          How will Jozy Altidore fare with Toronto FC? And how will his move to MLS impact the U.S. national team? Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Image
          • Adrian Melville, ESPN Insider
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            • Joined ESPN in 2013 as a soccer Insider
            • Worked previously at NBC, Major League Soccer and Opta (UK)
            • Played college soccer at Princeton and professionally for the New England Revolution and Santo Andre, a second-division club in Brazil
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          Jan 14, 2015, 10:20 AM ET

          When I spoke with Jozy Altidore in October, a day after he first floated the possibility of leaving Sunderland, he poignantly stated that "I don't think I have time any more to just stand still and let time wither away."