Claudio Reyna
Claudio Reyna
Claudio Reynais a retired American soccer player and the current director of football operations for New York City FC...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth20 July 1973
CountryUnited States of America
country team unique
It's a unique situation as well because England is a small country, so it makes it easy for the fans to travel. If we play down in London, they get buses and we'll get three or four thousand fans come down. They'll all sit in the same area and show their support for the team.
soccer strong team
I think we have a good team, but soccer fans will know that we're in a really tough group. The three teams in our group are really strong. The Czech Republic is a very good team, Italy is traditionally a powerhouse, and Ghana is one of the best teams in Africa.
sports team player
The situation was, the team I was on when I got injured went down to the lower leagues. In America, they don't have that relegation, so when the team went down to the lower region, every player has his value, and they went off and sold any player who had value.
team moving athlete
The contracts are structured different than athletes in America, but for me, it was good to move on and go back to playing in the premiere league, which is the best league. It was disappointing, as far as the team goes, but for me, there wasn't much I could do.
against believe believing deserved difficult game good kept played road team
We played a good game and we deserved a point. We kept believing 'til the end, we played well defensively on the road against a difficult and good team and we got a point.
american-athlete cup far few judge national past people steps teams
We've made some big steps over the past few years, but the World Cup is when people judge the national teams and how far they are.
ahead europe future near team
He's got a big future ahead in Europe no doubt. And he's going to be a big part of this team not only in the near future but for many years to come.
convincing great
It was a great milestone to reach. It makes it a whole lot better to get a win, a convincing win.
good primarily rest weeks
It was primarily just to get a rest and get a really good break, consecutive weeks off. In my 12 years in Europe, I've never been there for a preseason and I just thought it was important for me to do that.
club cup future great knows manager nice nowhere represent stay
It'll be nice to represent the club at the World Cup and it's just nice to know your future too, and that the manager knows that I'd like to stay here. I like where the club's going and it's a great place to play your football. There's really nowhere else I'd like to go.
hands
It's in our hands now. We don't have to look at other results.
belt felt fitness good minutes nice
It was nice to get some minutes under my belt with the reserves, it felt good and everything went well. Now I just need to keep working on my fitness - but it was nice to be back.
american-athlete beat countries crazy last lose pressure soccer
Countries that are crazy about soccer the last thing they want to do is lose to the U.S. There is a lot more pressure on them to beat us.
game
Sometimes we're the big game in town. Other times, we're just kind of a sideshow.