France’s relationship with its diverse soccer-playing population is sometimes fraught, sometimes not. World Cup performance is a big part of the equation.
Twenty years after the greatest U.S. men’s run in the modern era, the team with arguably the greatest potential takes to the World Cup stage—with many links to its predecessor.
The boy from Brent grew up in the shadows of Wembley Stadium long before he starred under its arch. But fame hasn’t turned him into what U.K. tabloids would have you believe.