Steely and strangely divisive, Michael Bradley’s playing career cut to the id of US soccer fandom

From 2006 through 2019, Bradley had one of the most accomplished spells in men’s national team history. And, somehow, also one of its most controversial. In none of his 151 USMNT appearances – captaining the Yanks in 48 of those matches – was there total consensus that he ought to be there, even as...

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