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Key takeaways
- Sebastian Berhalter knows this is all a little bit crazy.
- "It's pretty ridiculous," Berhalter said of the conversations he's had with his dad, Gregg, who played for the U.S. at the 2002 and 2006 tournaments before coaching the Americans at Qatar 2022.
- "It's pretty funny -- sometimes we'll have moments where we're like, 'I can't believe we're talking about this right now,'" Sebastian continued.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
Sebastian Berhalter knows this is all a little bit crazy. He gets it. While most of his teammates on the U.S. men's national team don't have a loved one to whom they could turn for some direct, firsthand perspective on, say, their FIFA World Cup fears or anxieties, Berhalter can ask someone who played in two World Cups and coached in one as recently as four years ago.
"It's pretty ridiculous," Berhalter said of the conversations he's had with his dad, Gregg, who played for the U.S. at the 2002 and 2006 tournaments before coaching the Americans at Qatar 2022.
"It's pretty funny -- sometimes we'll have moments where we're like, 'I can't believe we're talking about this right now,'" Sebastian continued. "I feel super fortunate to have a dad who understands."