KANSAS CITY, Kan. — On the surface, the U.S. men’s national soccer team match Saturday against Canada is as unremarkable as they come: a friendly without several regulars in a small stadium against a familiar opponent two months since the last tournament, nine months before the next and close to two years before the World Cup.
Ho hum.
Delve a little deeper, however, and you’ll find a set of juicy plotlines, angles and wrinkles — few with on-field ties — that have pushed this snoozer from the remainder table to the drama aisle.
To start, there is the matter of the U.