MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — The items sitting on the second level of Bruce Arena’s home tell not only his personal history, but help tell the American soccer story.
An autographed ball from goalkeeping days with the Tacoma Tides in 1976 and University of Virginia trading cards, the coach in short shorts.
A photo with President Obama after another Los Angeles Galaxy championship and a pine crate of Opus One, high-end red wine, from David Beckham and family.
Memorabilia from D.C. United’s early days. Team pictures and books, medals and trophies.
In the basement, a closet holds additional treasures — markers on the timeline of an unmatched coaching career that, some 40 years after it began, has taken an unforeseen spin.