Colorado Rapids’ goalkeeper Tim Howard made the news on some comments regarding the makeup of the USMNT squad that evoked similar sentiments echoed by former USWNT captain Abby Wambach. First, Howard's comments:
"What I think (Bruce Arena) will add is this ability to truly believe in the shirt and I think we lost that a little bit over the last couple years. . . . I think it slips away because you bring in ... [pause] Jurgen Klinsmann had a project to unearth talent around the world that had American roots. But having American roots doesn't mean you are passionate about playing for that country" (Source).