Brian McBride
Brian McBride
Brian Robert McBrideis a retired American soccer player who played for the Columbus Crew, Fulham and the Chicago Fire and is the fourth highest all-time leading goalscorer for the United States national team. For much of his career he played in Europe, notably for Fulham in the English Premier League...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth19 June 1972
CountryUnited States of America
across analyzing enjoy game problems solve
I enjoy analyzing the game and solve problems and get that across to my teammates.
answer clearly enjoyed enormous level pace says stepped talent time
I don't know the right way to answer that. I can say that this clearly has an enormous level of talent and that I've enjoyed it every time I stepped on the field. Just look around and you see the pace and the talent ? that says something.
american-athlete deciding enjoyed won
It really came down to deciding between baseball and soccer. Soccer won out because I enjoyed it more.
enjoyed involved sports
I enjoyed being involved in team sports and making close friendships.
best enjoy golf picked
I picked up golf - I'm not the best at it, but I enjoy it.
awesome city entire fans games great guys host love next playing rolls situation time watching
I would love for all U.S.-Mexico games to be here. I would love it. By the time the next qualifying rolls around, I'll be watching from the stands, but I'd love to be watching U.S.-Mexico here, that's for sure. The guys all love playing here. The field's always in great condition, the fans are great, and the whole situation is just awesome for us. The entire city is a great host too.
forward guilty instead open pass quick settling tried trying
I think probably we were guilty of trying to go forward too quick sometimes instead of settling it down and trying to open them up that way. Too many times we probably tried that penetrating pass and it didn't come off.
abundance case coming cunningham direction eddie goal good guys help jeff job lead playing sure talent team
It doesn't do any good to sulk, ... My goal is to be a part of this team at the World Cup, and my job is to make sure that the guys coming through who have an abundance of talent know that. Hopefully, I can help lead them in the right direction with where to be and what to do and how it's going to feel. That's the case with Eddie and when I was playing with Jeff Cunningham in Columbus. These guys have unbelievable amounts of talent, and it's important to make sure they know that.
forward gone guilty hold maybe opened quickly
We were guilty of going forward too quickly sometimes. For them, it opened up the game. Maybe we need to hold it a little more. A different day, it could've gone a different way. It has in the past. We could've put more away.
again ball fell hit received second shield struck third time tried
When I received the ball, I just tried to shield it and turn, ... I faked the shot, and the second time I was going to hit it, but I faked again and they fell off again, and the ball set up for the third time and I struck it pretty well.
ball basically foot good open
Basically it was good ball movement. I just had to open up my foot -- it went in.
favorite hockey sports
My favorite sports are soccer, hockey and volleyball.
american-athlete club columbus cup goals round second
My goals are for the U.S. team to get to the second round of the World Cup and to win a championship here in the U.S. with my club team the Columbus Crew.
bench eight home seems sit somewhat
To sit on the other bench was strange. This is somewhat like home in the sense that I have been here eight years. It seems so normal.