While watching the United States-Cuba matchup last Friday, a 2-0 win for the USMNT, I was reminded of my fledgling soccer playing career. Back in high school, most of the fields I played on I would describe today as very CONCACAF-y.
They were bumpy, patchy, uneven and generally not good. But I still enjoyed every minute I played at the freshman, JV and varsity levels because well, there's a reason I'm typing and refereeing now instead of playing.
So for the opeing forty-five minutes in Havana, I saw a US team the reminded me a lot of my high school days.