Posted on 06/01/2016 12:59:43 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Bobby Wood was a shy 14-year-old from Southern California when he came to Germany with big dreams. It didn’t take long for that to turn into a nightmare, though, because Wood didn’t speak a word of German, couldn’t fathom how cold and dark the country and the people could be, and didn’t get any respect as an American coming from a nation with such little soccer history.
Fast-forward nine years and Wood, now fluent in German, has emerged as one of the country’s hottest young forwards after scoring 17 goals for second-tier Union Berlin — most-ever by an American in Germany’s top two divisions — and earning a promotion to the top-tier Bundesliga.
That’s a success Wood hopes to build on this month when he figures to be a focal point of the U.S. attack in the Copa América Centenario, the 100th-anniversary edition of the world’s oldest soccer tournament and the most important men’s event to be played in the U.S. since the 1994 World Cup.
The U.S. will get the 16-team, 10-city competition started Friday when it kicks off against Colombia at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. And for Wood, the timing couldn’t be better
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Hope you’re right about the formation.
Oh, he is going to play for the HSV next season, apparently. I am curious how he will perform there!
What sport is he playing?
Communist kickball.
LOL! I guess Neuer would have had the ball :-)
Actual football; not body-padded pansy-ball.
Seriously, trying to care. Can’t give a darn about girly-boys running around in silk shorts.
Well then, go watch the NFL. The uniforms are skin-tight. And they wear pink.
“Can’t give a darn about girly-boys running around in silk shorts.”
Don’t talk about basketball players like that. Some of those guys are pretty tough - and you’ll probably get BLM mad at you.
Thanks for the ping (as always).
With few exceptions, nothing develops the US players quicker than the “trial by (very hot) fire” they get over in the euro leagues.
Awesome!!!
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