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U.S. soccer community worries about how immigration ban will affect its image

The U.S. soccer community is diverse and well-traveled, engaged with the world and fluent in language and culture. So amid the chaos and furor of President Trump’s executive order banning entry of refugees, migrants and green-card holders from seven mostly-Muslim countries, it was hardly surprising to hear Americans who have traveled the world playing the world’s game speak out.

Michael Bradley, the U.S. men’s national team captain with a well-stamped passport, wrote on Instagram he was “sad and embarrassed” and Trump is “out of touch with our country and the right way to move forward.