Mikey Lopez was born in Dallas, Texas, but he has a close connection with Mexico.
That makes Friday night’s friendly against Necaxa of Liga MX at Estadio Victoria especially meaningful for the young midfielder.
“I find it really cool that we’re going over there and going to a country near to me and my family who have really deep Mexican roots,” Lopez said.
Both of Lopez’s parents hail from Mexico – dad Miguel from Reynosa and mom Martha from Monterrey. Mikey grew up in Mission, Tex., just five miles north of the Mexican border in the Rio Grande Valley, supporting the Mexican National Team, as well as Tigres briefly as a kid.