TUKWILA, Wash. -- Roman Torres is living his best life these days. The Seattle Sounders center back just arrived back in town following an amazing 48 hours in his native Panama, where his 88th minute goal allowed Los Canaleros to qualify for their first-ever World Cup.
The goal set off a celebration quite unlike anything the Central American country has ever experienced and Torres has been right in the middle of all of it. That included a now viral photo of him sharing a heart-felt embrace with a pitch-invading fan along with a security guard as well as a video showing him riding through the streets of Panama City astride a fire engine on a day the Panamanian president declared a national holiday.