Thursday, March 30, 2017

Schweinsteiger flummoxed by U.S. World Cup howler (Reuters)

Britain Football Soccer - Manchester United v Saint-Etienne - UEFA Europa League Round of 32 First Leg - Old Trafford, Manchester, England - 16/2/17 Manchester United's Bastian Schweinsteiger warms up before the match Reuters / Andrew Yates Livepic

For all the talk of how the United States has embraced soccer, it became clear there is still some way to go to complete the conversion after newly arrived Bastian Schweinsteiger was asked if he thought his club, Chicago Fire, could win the World Cup. Chicago is a huge sports city, boasting fanatical followers of ice hockey, American football, basketball and baseball. Schweinsteiger, who helped Germany win the sport's ultimate trophy in 2014, was facing the media on Wednesday after his move from Manchester United and though he has excellent English, the midfielder was understandably bemused when asked if he felt his arrival might help Fire win the World Cup.


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