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Westchester 20-Year-Old Among 5 Members Of USA World Cup Team With NY Ties Westchester 20-Year-Old Among 5 Members Of USA World Cup Team With NY Ties
Westchester 20-Year-Old Among 5 Members Of USA World Cup Team With NY Ties Five players with ties to New York are members of the USA men's national team in soccer's World Cup in Qatar. One of them, a 19-year-old New York native, is the youngest player to ever start for the USA team. Born to a Ghanaian mother in the Bronx, Yunus Musah, a midfielder, grew up in Italy before moving again with his family to London, England in 2012, according to his bio on the USA Soccer website. Another midfielder on the team is also a native New York, from the Hudson Valley:  Tyler Adams from Wappingers Falls in Dutchess County. Forward Giovanni "Gio" Reyna, age 20, grew up in…

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Bedford Teen Called To U-17 Men's US National Team Following In Dad's Footsteps Bedford Teen Called To U-17 Men's US National Team Following In Dad's Footsteps
Bedford Teen Called To U-17 Men's US National Team Following In Dad's Footsteps A Northern Westchester teen whose father was the former captain of the United States national team has been called to the US Soccer U-17 national team ahead of the CONCACAF U-17 Championship. Standout forward Giovanni Reyna, 17, of Bedford, is the son of Claudio Reyna, who was named to four World Cup squads, earning 112 caps for the US national team from 1994 to 2006. The younger Reyna "established himself as one of the most talented young prospects in the U.S. talent pipeline," and made headlines last year when he left New York City FC academy to join the youth program of Bo…

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by Cecilia Levine