Table of Contents
Author's Note ix
Part 1 USA vs. Belgium: Pregame 3
In New Jersey, Anything Is Possible 9
Goals That Mattered 19
My Own Private Soccer Academy 35
"It Will Take a Nation of Millions to Hold Me Back" 43
Like Nowhere Else 55
Growing Up 65
"We've Got Our Eyes on You" 75
"To Whom Much Is Given" 85
Part 2 USA vs. Belgium: Warning Shots 101
"You're Not in America Anymore, Son" 103
The Longest Season 121
Benched 129
#24 141
Like Coming Home 151
Part 3 USA vs. Belgium: Nothing Gets Through 165
Gold Cup 169
Slaying Dragons 181
"Look at Me Now, Poppa" 195
"Can We Get Beyond This?" 215
Part 4 USA vs. Belgium: Still Alive 223
Divorce 225
Moving Forward 237
Changing the Scoreboard 245
Broken 251
New Faces 257
World Cup Training 265
Team USA 273
Making History 285
Game of My Life 295
Epilogue 303
Acknowledgments 307