U.S. men’s national team great Michael Bradley joked that he didn’t need all the attention on him Saturday.
The team honored the American soccer great prior to kickoff of its friendly against South Korea at Sports Illustrated Stadium, a short drive away from Bradley’s hometown of Princeton, N.J.
Still, it was a special moment for Bradley to be able to share with his family.
“New Jersey has always been home. You know, football has taken me a lot of places throughout the world, but whenever people ask where’s home, it’s still, it’s still New Jersey,” Bradley said Saturday. “It’s special to be here in this stadium and to have the opportunity now to have a day like this. Honestly, it’s even more so for my family, for the people that supported me along the way, for the people that I wouldn’t