In Zavier Gozo, Crystal Palace land a US prospect living up to the hype

The 19-year-old US youth international has turned heads in MLS this year, and is on the cusp of a USMNT breakthrough For much of the past year, the story of American starlet Zavier Gozo has been one of realizing potential – even in failure. Speaking with the Guardian the day after he and Real Salt Lake teammate Diego Luna learned they wouldn’t be on Mauricio Pochettino’s squad for this summer’s World Cup, the 19-year-old Gozo admitted the rejection made him realize how close he’d gotten to…