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After building the platform on which the Federation would stand, U.S. Soccer turned toward a more tangible measuring stick: success on the field. Everyone involved with the sport knows that only consistent success at the sports highest level can entrench soccer in the mainstream media.
The addition of World Cup-miracle worker Bora Milutinovic as head coach for a fast-improving Men’s National Team was the first step in that process. With Milutinovic on board in the early 90s, the U.S. Men captured the inaugural Gold Cup competition in 1991, laying claim to the championship of CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Football). That victory was the first in a long-line of successes for the team, which culminated in a second-round appearance at the 1994 World Cup.
The men’s team would continue to succeed on their road to what was eventually a disappointing 1998 World Cup performance, but with Bruce Arena righting the ship and guiding the U.S. Men to their fourth straight World Cup appearance, the development of the young professional in the U.S. is at an all-time high. |
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