Wilson Harris comes from a Los Angeles family that has generally stayed away from the public attention surrounding his professional soccer career. Although the New England Revolution striker has spent years in the spotlight with Sporting Kansas City, Louisville City FC and clubs in Israel, relatively little has been published about his parents. Harris has, […]
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Marcos Zambrano-Delgado comes from an Ecuadorian-American family whose football story stretches across South America, the United States and Europe. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, the New England Revolution forward grew up with connections to both Ecuador and the United States through his parents. Football also runs directly through the family because his younger brother, Matteo Zambrano, […]
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Jack Harrison’s family story is closely connected to the unusual path that took him from Manchester United’s academy to boarding school in Massachusetts, college soccer in the United States, Major League Soccer and eventually the Premier League. At the center of that journey is his mother, Deborah “Debbie” Harrison, who raised Jack largely as a […]
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Leonardo Campana comes from one of Ecuador’s best-known sporting and business families. The New England Revolution striker grew up in Guayaquil surrounded by both football and tennis: his father, Pablo Campana Sáenz, represented Ecuador as a professional tennis player and Olympian, while his maternal grandfather, Isidro Romero Carbo, became one of the most influential presidents […]
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Griffin Yow comes from a deeply soccer-oriented family in Clifton, Virginia, where the sport was part of everyday life long before he became a professional player. His mother was an All-American college soccer player, while both of his older siblings also competed at the collegiate level. Growing up surrounded by players and regularly watching his […]
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Alhassan Yusuf comes from a large football-loving family in Kano, northern Nigeria, where the sport formed an important part of his childhood. Long before he became a Nigeria international and Major League Soccer midfielder, Yusuf spent much of his free time playing football with his brothers and other children in his community. His father worked […]
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Diego Fagúndez comes from a football-loving Uruguayan family whose decision to immigrate to the United States helped shape one of the longest-running careers in Major League Soccer. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Fagúndez moved to Massachusetts with his parents when he was five years old. His father, Washington Fagúndez, had already played professional football as a […]
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Javaun Mussenden comes from a supportive family that played an important role in his decision to leave home as a teenager and pursue professional soccer more than 1,000 miles away. Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and raised in Dallas, Georgia, Mussenden moved to Massachusetts at only 16 years old to enter the New England Revolution […]
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Carlos Zambrano Zarzalejo comes from a Venezuelan background, although he has kept almost every detail about his immediate family outside the public spotlight. Born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on September 10, 2004, Zambrano later established Miami, Florida, as his hometown in the United States. His football journey eventually took him through Daytona State College, Syracuse University, […]
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Cristiano Oliveira comes from a Brazilian immigrant family whose sacrifices, faith and love of football have played an important role in his rise from the fields of Somerville, Massachusetts, to Major League Soccer. Born in Cambridge and raised in Somerville, Oliveira grew up in a household strongly connected to Brazilian culture, speaking both English and […]
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