9.1.17
Run DMB Takes a Star Turn, Yanks Face Costa Rica
What happens when you stage a U.S. men’s national team World Cup qualifier in the New York metropolitan area? You get a ton of media coverage, including the stories listed below. Enjoy the game, ‘Muricans.
BY
John Godfrey
Posted
September 01, 2017
7:00 AM
- American Soccer Now’s very own Brian Sciaretta penned this piece on DaMarcus Beasley for the New York Times. Beasley, 35, is seeking to become the first Yank to play in five World Cups and one of only two male field players to do so.
- The Post is covering the match — the New York Post, that is.
- The New York Daily News did its thing.
- Matthew Futterman of the Wall Street Journal previewed the contest.
- Even NJ.com got in on the action.
- Darlington Nagbe isn’t exactly verbose—trying to pull a quote out of him in a mixed zone is a Herculean task—so this Extra Time Radio interview with him qualifies as newsworthy. Give it a listen.
