New Rapids acquisition Sam Bassett was introduced to media after signing with the Colorado Rapids and joining his brother Cole on the MLS team.
Colorado Rapids midfielder Cole Bassett, left, welcomes his new teammate and brother Sam Bassett at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. The sibling rivalry, now coated fully in burgundy, began anew right when Sam Bassett started to speak at his introductory news conference at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Friday.
Cole’s ear-to-ear smile had a wince of annoyance. But the laughter from the entire room, both Bassetts included, appeared to calm some of Sam’s nerves as he continued his opening statement. Though the prospect of playing professionally together has long lingered in the back of their minds, the moment it started to look imminent was nearly a year ago. Even before Sam led his DU squad to a College Cup, earning first-team All-American and MAC Hermann Trophy finalist nods in the process.“I bought a new place with this mindset that he was going to sign, which was last March,” Cole told The Denver Post.
Despite playing pickup games together all the time with other DU players, Rapids players and other professionals, they were still hard-pressed to remember an instance when they were even allowed by their mates to play on the same team, citing fairness. At times in 2024, particularly toward the end of the season, the Rapids lacked a cog in the machine to feed Mihailovic the ball in advanced areas so he could create.
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