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U.S. Soccer Coach Bruce Arena on Trump’s travel ban: ‘I think it’s sad’

(Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Bruce Arena, who just began his second tenure in charge of the U.S. men’s national soccer team, became the latest high-profile coach to criticize President Trump’s executive order temporarily barring refugees and others seeking U.S. entry from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

“I think it’s sad because one thing we do in our sport is that we are a global sport,” he said during a wide-ranging interview Thursday. “We travel the world. We meet all kinds of people. And we conclude at the end that they are all beautiful people.