The United States celebrates its 250th anniversary at a time when the men's soccer team has a plausible shot at chasing an improbable World Cup ******* le. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, defender Tim Ream compared the squad to the nation it represents.
"[W]e've said this as a group with all our different backgrounds, where we all have grown up, it's a true representation of what America is," Ream said, via Jeff Carlisle of ESPN.
The roster includes players born inside, and outside, of the country. Two of them — like Weston McKennie and Sergiño Dest — were born abroad as children of U.S. service members.
"It's a melting pot of people, of personalities, of characters, and like I said, it's a perfect representation of what the U.S. is and what it's about," Ream added.
We are different, but the same. Americans. But for those whose lineage traces to those who inhabited the land before Columbus arrived, we're all immigrants. We all came from established cultures to a land that embraces all. (Despite the misguided opinions of some.)
"[W]e've said this as a group with all our different backgrounds, where we all have grown up, it's a true representation of what America is," Ream said, via Jeff Carlisle of ESPN.
The roster includes players born inside, and outside, of the country. Two of them — like Weston McKennie and Sergiño Dest — were born abroad as children of U.S. service members.
"It's a melting pot of people, of personalities, of characters, and like I said, it's a perfect representation of what the U.S. is and what it's about," Ream added.
We are different, but the same. Americans. But for those whose lineage traces to those who inhabited the land before Columbus arrived, we're all immigrants. We all came from established cultures to a land that embraces all. (Despite the misguided opinions of some.)
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