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Chad Ochocinco looks “ragged” in first soccer game action

Chad Ochocinco

NFL star Chad Ochocinco, right, moves the ball past an unidentified defender as he plays in a reserve soccer match as part of his tryout with the Sporting Kansas City MLS soccer team, Monday, March 28, 2011, in Kansas City, Mo. With the NFL in a lockout, Ochocinco, a wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, has said that it is a good time to check into another sport. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Reviews are in for Chad Ochocinco’s first game action as a member of Sporting Kansas City.

The Associated Press says Ocho’s performance was “ragged” and afterward he agreed that his conditioning skills were lacking. He participated in a “reserve” game with other backups against a local minor league team.

Ochocinco knew ahead of time he had no real chance of making the team. He said as much to the team’s coach Peter Vermes in a behind-the-scenes meeting that was aired during a segment on Sportscenter Monday.

Vermes said he’ll meet with Ochocinco on Tuesday to decide what comes next. Most likely, Ochocinco’s soccer experiment will be up.

“I’ve been away from the game since I was a little kid,” Ochocinco said. “I’m just having fun. The skill set is not there like it should be. All I can do out here on the pitch is probably just run fast. Other than that, I just enjoyed it.”