Texans will play key roles in the U.S. men’s team World Cup return. | via texasstandard
, spoke to the Texas Standard about the U.S. team’s outlook for the tournament. Listen to the story above or read the transcript below.Texas Standard: What’s the outlook for the U.S. men’s national team at this year’s World Cup competition? Well, it’s really interesting because obviously they missed being in the tournament at Russia 2018. So first time since Brazil 2014 that they’ve been in the World Cup. So it’s a very young team, but I think it’s going to play in their favor.
Yeah, absolutely. I mean, if you look at the U.S. team, there are some very strong Texas ties. You look at the U.S. midfield, Weston McKennie from Little Elm, you know, they’re in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. He came up through the FC Dallas Academy, never made his debut with the FC Dallas first team. He ended up going over to Germany to start his career there and has since blossomed, you know, plays for Italian powerhouse Juventus.
Jesús Ferreira is another one. Although he was born in Colombia, his father, David Ferreira, was a star with FC Dallas back in the late 2000s – kind of 2009, 2010 – around there somewhere. And Jesús has come up through the FC Dallas Academy as well. You’re starting to hear a constant theme that FC Dallas, their academy system, has produced some players who are very much a big part of this U.S. squad.
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