It’s both a virtue and a shame that the pinnacle of team sport comes just once every four years. The wait can be unbearable – an entire nation and diaspora’s mood hinging on every bounce of a ball – and doubly so for those who see their attempts to summit the soccer mountain top end in failure. World Cup-bound: MLS players from Ghana, Poland & more book ticket | MLSSoccer.com
Former Defiance and current Puerto Rico senior national team player joins Little Reds. Toronto FC II sign forward Alec Díaz
As he watched news footage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from his Chicago-area home, a heartbroken Dema Kovalenko knew it was imperative to get his family out of his native country.