AGE: 52
POSITION: Midfielder
TEAM: U.S. National Men’s, LA Galaxy
CLAIM TO FAME: The all-time leader in appearences for the U.S. National Team and a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame
PERSONAL: The LA Galaxy analyst recently appeared as a guest judge in The Dog Games: World Pup 2022, a Discovery+ special
I GREW UP WATCHING THE WORLD Cup every four years, but it wasn’t easy. It may be difficult for a lot of people around the world to understand now, but in the ‘70s when I was starting out playing youth soccer, the sport really wasn’t that well known in the United States.
In my hometown of Westlake Village, California, you couldn’t really find the tournament on TV; if you wanted to watch any soccer games, you had to go to your local Mexican restaurant. To this day, I remember paying five dollars to stand in the back room of a Cisco’s restaurant
