The path to Europe hasn't been well lit for American soccer coaches.
Only a handful from the U.S. have paced a sideline in one of its pressure-cooker professional leagues, and most quickly discover that getting a foot through the door on the other side of the Atlantic is half the battle. Winning enough games to avoid getting tossed back is an equally formidable challenge.
Bob Bradley is the latest American to charge into the heart of the world's most popular sport, arriving on a continent where soccer dominates the food chain and coaches are routinely chewed up and spit out before their first anniversary on the job.