What if Reyna's World Cup wonder goal is only the ...
Key takeaways
- That wondrous, outside-of-the-boot, swerving strike to cap off the U.S. men's national team's 4-1 masterpiece against Paraguay?
- But what if it was a beginning instead?
- Pochettino called Reyna a "special situation," and he's far from the only one who feels that way.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
His goal? That wondrous, outside-of-the-boot, swerving strike to cap off the U.S. men's national team's 4-1 masterpiece against Paraguay?
Given Reyna's brutal four-year stretch that started with his disaster of a 2022 FIFA World Cup and continued through some regrettable family behavior and the ugly saga with former coach Gregg Berhalter, not to mention the endless health and playing time issues with first Borussia Dortmund and then Borussia Mönchengladbach, Reyna's moment of pure joy at SoFi Stadium felt like a true closing of the book, an inspired conclusion to a dreadful stretch.
But what if it was a beginning instead? That's certainly what Reyna would prefer; U.S. Soccer, too.