Indholdsfortegnelse for December 02-09, 2022 i Newsweek

YUNUS MUSAH About to turn 20, the midfielder has played more minutes than any teen in U.S. team history.. WESTON MCKENNIE The midfielder was named the U.S.’s Man of the Match seven times in 2022. JESÚS FERREIRA The 21-year-old forward is Major League Soccer’s 2022 Young Player of the Year. LANDON DONOVAN A star at the 2002 World Cup, he is widely regarded as the best U.S. soccer player ever. NEWSWEEK (ISSN00289604) is published weekly except one week in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, and November due to combined issues. Newsweek is published by Newsweek Magazine LLC, 1 World Trade Center, Floor 72, New York, NY 10007. Periodical postage is paid at New York, NY and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send change of address to Newsweek, 1 World…

AGE: 28 POSITION: Goalkeeper TEAM: U.S. Men’s National, Arsenal CLAIM TO FAME: Named Major League Soccer’s Goalkeeper of the Year and the MLS All-Star Game MVP in 2021 PERSONAL: Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter I WAS 16 YEARS OLD WHEN I WATCHED my first World Cup, in 2010. It was unlike anything I’d ever seen before. When Landon Donovan scored the goal against Algeria that sent us through to the knock-out rounds, I jumped and screamed at the TV. No other sport had ever made me feel like that. It made me fall in love with the game. After that, I enjoyed playing football. The fact that I started playing at 16 and have made it as far as I have—as the goalkeeper for Arsenal [currently the…

AGE: 33 POSITION: Forward TEAM: U.S. Women’s National, San Diego Wave CLAIM TO FAME: One of the most prolific scorers in U.S. soccer history, a two-time World Cup champion and an Olympic Gold Medalist PERSONAL: A fierce advocate for equality and reform in the sport MY JOURNEY TO THE WORLD CUP was different than a lot of soccer players nowadays. Growing up, I watched as the U.S. hosted—and won—the 1999 women’s World Cup. It drew a huge number of fans and eyes on the tournament, raising soccer to an unprecedented level of recognition in the U.S. It was a pivotal moment for me; soccer could be a global event—and a full time job. But playing in a World Cup wasn’t a tangible dream of mine until I was…

WORLD CUP 2022 AGE: 42 POSITION: Striker TEAM: England National, Liverpool (among others) CLAIM TO FAME: One of England’s highest-scoring players (including three World Cup appearances); lead scorer for Liverpool from 1997 to 2004 PERSONAL: Horse breeder and owner; daughter Gemma is on Love Island IT WAS NEVER MY AMBITION JUST to be a professional football player, it was my ambition to be the best player in the world. Everybody has one tournament that left an impression on them and the 1990 World Cup was the one for me. I was 10 or 11 at the time and it was just so exciting—all the color, all the music and all the great players. It made me realize: This is football, this is what it’s about. Now that I’ve retired…

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WORLD CUP 2022 AGE: 24 POSITION: Midfielder TEAM: U.S. Men’s National, Juventus CLAIM TO FAME: Named U.S. Team’s “Man of the Match” seven times in 2022, second most of any player PERSONAL: Huge fan of Harry Potter MY MINDSET WHEN I DECIDED to move to Europe to pursue my professional soccer career, rather than going to college or signing in America, was that I have an A plan, but I don’t have a B or C plan. That’s the mentality I have in football and life in general. I’m headstrong. But at the age of 16, I was cut from the U.S. national team during its preparations for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. I thought I wasn’t going to have a career, because I was told I wasn’t…

AGE: 19 POSITION: Midfielder TEAM: U.S. Men’s National, Valencia CLAIM TO FAME: A rising star expected to gain wider recognition after Qatar; has played more minutes than any teenager in U.S. team history PERSONAL: Has a cat named Bronx, after the New York City borough where he was born The first World Cup I can remember was the 2010 tournament in South Africa. I was 7 years old, and I remember seeing some amazing goals and that the atmosphere was wild. That’s when I first realized the World Cup was a big deal. As I got older it started becoming bigger and bigger for me; I could actually watch the matches and remember them. One that stands out was in the World Cup 2018 when Cristiano Ronaldo scored…

AGE: 40 POSITION: Forward TEAM: U.S. Men’s National Team, LA Galaxy (among others) CLAIM TO FAME: Considered the greatest U.S. men’s soccer player of all time, with numerous records in both international and club play PERSONAL: Part of the HEROES roster in the new FIFA 23 video game I HAD AN IMMENSE SENSE OF PRIDE playing for LA Galaxy because I grew up in Los Angeles and felt I was representing the city. But when you play for your country, as I did in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cups, there is a different kind of responsibility. My first World Cup game in 2002 was unlike anything else. Walking out of that tunnel for a pregame warm-up was a moment that I’ll never forget. It sticks with me…

WORLD CUP 2022 AGE: 80 POSITION: Striker TEAM: English National, West Ham United (among others) CLAIM TO FAME: The only player in history to score a hat trick in a World Cup final PERSONAL: Currently touring the U.K. in live stage appearances talking about his life and career AS EACH NEW WORLD CUP APPROACH-es, I always turn my mind back to July 30, 1966, and the day that changed my life forever. At the turn of that year, I hadn’t really considered being in manager Alf Ramsey’s World Cup squad for England, but there I was. Jimmy Greaves, the most famous, and greatest, goal scorer of all time for my country had been injured in the last group stage game against France a few weeks earlier. So, I…

WORLD CUP 2022 AGE: 21 POSITION: Forward TEAM: U.S. Men’s National, FC Dallas CLAIM TO FAME: Named 2022 MLS Young Player of the Year; son of Colombian footballer David Ferreira PERSONAL: An aspiring zoologist who raises horses, chickens, goats and alpacas on his Dallas-area farm I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A SOCCER player, but there was a pivotal moment when I was 5 years old and saw soccer fans in Brazil cheering for my dad, David Ferreira, who was playing for the club Atlético Paranaense in 2005. During winning matches, the Brazilian soccer supporters would celebrate like the team had won the World Cup. But when the team lost, it felt like the world was going to end. Seeing how much a soccer player could impact a human being is…

AGE: 49 POSITION: Head Coach TEAM: U.S. Men’s National CLAIM TO FAME: A veteran of two World Cups in 2002 and 2006, his career as a player and coach has spanned more than 25 years PERSONAL: Godson of former Boston Red Sox player and Baseball Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski EVERYTHING IS MAGNIFIED AT THE World Cup, that’s the beautiful thing about it. The intensity, every play and its outcome is enhanced. Such small things can make such a big difference. As a player at the tournament, you’re focused on yourself, and then it’s about how you can help the team. As a coach, it’s the exact opposite. You’re focused on everyone else. Even as a player I rarely took time to let the magnitude of a World…

AGE: 52 POSITION: Midfielder TEAM: U.S. National Men’s, LA Galaxy CLAIM TO FAME: The all-time leader in appearences for the U.S. National Team and a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame PERSONAL: The LA Galaxy analyst recently appeared as a guest judge in The Dog Games: World Pup 2022, a Discovery+ special I GREW UP WATCHING THE WORLD Cup every four years, but it wasn’t easy. It may be difficult for a lot of people around the world to understand now, but in the ‘70s when I was starting out playing youth soccer, the sport really wasn’t that well known in the United States. In my hometown of Westlake Village, California, you couldn’t really find the tournament on TV; if you wanted to watch any soccer…

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RARELY DOES A PERFORMANCE, LET ALONE ONE BY A CHILD ACTOR, become a cultural reset for an entire generation. That’s exactly what happened when Christina Ricci first played Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family movie (1991). “There have been many iterations of her, because she’s really a character that the fans have owned.” Calling Wednesday “a figurehead in a way,” Ricci points out that the love for her is so strong, “there are memes with lines she never said.” Now Ricci is helping usher in a new era of the character with Netflix’s series Wednesday (November 23), where she’ll play a teacher in the school attended by Wednesday (Jenna Ortega). The path from child star to acclaimed adult actor appeared seamless for Ricci, although she says “it didn’t feel that…