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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inter Miami midfielder Diego Gómez thought team officials had scheduled him for a photo and video shoot to promote the upcoming MLS Cup playoffs. The team had a surprise waiting instead, and what happened next moved Gómez to tears. Gómez was announced Wednesday as the top player on Major League Soccer's annual "22 Under 22" list, a ranking of the best young talent in the league. He learned of the news last week, with team officials surprising him by setting up a video chat so his family in Colonia de Mburicaretá, Paraguay, could be the ones to tell him.
