“It was noon on Saturday when Cavan Sullivan walked into a Westin Tempe meeting room and felt his stomach jump. It was hours before he’d board a bus to State Farm Stadium, where he’d make U.S. men’s national team history in a 3-0 win over a chief rival. On the morning of his first signature USMNT moment, though — an iconic 35-yard goal against Mexico — Sullivan didn’t yet know he was starting.  Then he walked into that meeting room. He saw his name listed among 10 others. He felt ‘amazed,’ excited; and soon, like any 17-year-old would, he texted his family. But then, after lunch, he flipped his mind into a mode that he’s been honing since elementary school, a mode that has made him perhaps the most promising American soccer player ever. …”
NYT/ATH
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