Respect for American soccer continues to grow across the pond as Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke prepare to take part in the Florida Cup.
LEVERKUSEN, Germany — Unprompted, Klaas Jan-Huntelaar rattled off the names.
Alexi Lalas. Earnie Stewart. Landon Donovan. Jermaine Jones. Michael Bradley.
From the stars of the 1994 World Cup squad to the national team’s current generation, Huntelaar has taken note of the personalities shaping American soccer. For the Netherlands and Schalke striker, the United States is more than a faint curiosity on the outer reaches of soccer’s landscape.
Huntelaar is keeping an eye on a U.