Bastian Schweinsteiger
- Speaks English and German
- Currently a Designated Player for Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire since 2017
- Won the 2014 FIFA World Cup with Germany, and helped his country to third-place finishes in the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups
- Tied for tournament lead w/ three assists; named to FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (2010)
- Scored 45 goals in 342 games for Bayern Munich from 2002-15, winning German Bundesliga eight times
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Cobi Jones
- Speaks English
- LA Galaxy legend and currently a soccer analyst on FOX Sports, beIN SPORTS and for the LA Galaxy on Time Warner Cable SportsNet
- Represented the U.S. Men’s National Team in three FIFA World Cups (1994, 1998, 2002), appearing in 11 matches
- Made 164 career appearances for the USA, tallying 15 goals
- Starred for Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy from 1996-2007
- Was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2011
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Carlos Bocanegra
- Speaks English
- Currently serves as Atlanta United’s technical director
- Played in two FIFA World Cups (2006, 2010) and appeared 116 times for the U.S. Men’s National Team
- Captain of the U.S. Men’s National Team from 2007-12
- Awarded MLS Rookie of the Year in 2000 and earned back-to-back MLS Defender of the Year honors (2002, 2003) as a member of the Chicago Fire
- Among his professional career abroad, spent five seasons in the Premier League for Fulham and spent four seasons in France’s Ligue 1 for Rennes and Saint-Etienne
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Bob Bradley
- Speaks English
- Currently serving as head coach of the 2018 MLS expansion team Los Angeles Football Club
- Served as U.S. Men’s National Team head coach from 2006-11, where he advanced to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, won the 2007 Concacaf Gold Cup and posted a 43-12-25 record
- Is a two-time MLS Coach of the Year and led the 1998 expansion Chicago Fire to both an MLS Cup crown and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that year
- Was Egypt’s national team manager from 2011-13
- Became first American to coach in Premier League when he managed Swansea City (2016)
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Claudio Reyna
- Speaks English and Spanish - Based in NYC
- Currently serves as New York City FC’s sporting director
- Served as captain of the U.S. Men’s National Team during the 2006 FIFA World Cup
- Retired from international soccer in 2006 with 112 caps
- Appeared in 31 World Cup Qualifying games, at the time tied for most in U.S. Soccer history
- Played for Manchester City, Rangers, Bayern Leverkusen and Sunderland before signing with the Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls as their first Designated Player in 2007
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Wilmer Cabrera
- Speaks Spanish and English
- Currently the head coach of the Houston Dynamo
- Played in 48 games for the Colombian National Team, including three starts at the 1998 FIFA World Cup; he was also part of Colombia’s 1990 FIFA World Cup roster
- Played in four Copa America competitions in 1989, 1991, 1995 & 1997
- Formerly coached the U.S. U-17 Boys’ National Team, reaching the Round of 16 at both the 2009 and 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cups
- Before his hiring in Houston in the fall of 2016, Cabrera guided Dynamo USL affiliate Rio Grande Valley FC’s defense to a league-record 760-minute unbeaten streak
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Brad Friedel
- Speaks English
- Currently head coach of Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution
- A former U.S. Men’s National Team goalkeeper from 1992-2005, was a member of three FIFA World Cup teams (1994, 1998, 2002)
- Played for MLS’s Columbus Crew SC, earning MLS Goalkeeper of the Year in 1996
- Was a decorated Premier League player, spending his career with Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur; holds the Premier League record for most consecutive appearances (310)
- Covered the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil for both BBC television and radio
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Howard Webb
- Speaks English - Based in NYC
- Currently serves as General Manager of the Professional Referee Organization; joined PRO in March of 2017 as the Manager of Video Review Operations
- Officiated in two FIFA World Cups (2010, 2014), including the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final
- Was a FIFA international referee from 2005-14
- During his 25-year career, he officiated more than a combined 500 matches in the English Premier League (2003-14) and Football League
- Webb owns the distinction as the only referee to officiate both a UEFA Champions League and FIFA World Cup Final in the same year (2010)
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Jeff Agoos
- Speaks English - Based in NYC
- Currently serves as MLS’s Senior Vice President of Competition and Player Relations
- Appeared for the U.S. Men’s National Team 134 times and represented the U.S. at two FIFA World Cups (1998, 2002)
- Born in Geneva, Switzerland, he played in Germany before joining MLS in 1996
- Five-time MLS Cup winner – three with D.C. United (1996, 1997, 1999) and two with San Jose Earthquakes (2001, 2003); named to MLS All-Time Best XI, before retiring in 2005
- Member of the USA Futsal Team, taking second at 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship
- As part of MLS’s 10th anniversary in 2005, was named to the MLS All-Time Best XI
- Named to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2009
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Peter Vermes
- Speaks English and Spanish
- Currently head coach of Major League Soccer’s Sporting Kansas City
- Member of the U.S. Men’s National Team for the 1990 FIFA World Cup after competing in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul
- Scored 11 goals through his 67 games for the U.S. Men’s National Team
- Has served as head coach for Sporting Kansas City since 2009
- Has won four major trophies with Kansas City: 2013 MLS Cup and three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups (2012, 2015, 2017)
- Was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2013
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Gregg Berhalter
- Speaks English
- Currently the head coach of Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew SC
- Member of the U.S. Men’s National Team for two FIFA World Cups (2002, 2006)
- Earned 44 caps with the United States Men’s National Team
- Played in England, Germany and Holland before joining the LA Galaxy as a teammate of David Beckham
- Coached Hammarby IF in Sweden for two seasons
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