On Wednesday the big moment finally arrived as Gregg Berhalter named his United States men’s national team for the World Cup. Berhalter, a New Jersey native who was once interviewed by the New York Red Bulls to replace Mike Petke before frustrating them as a rival manager with Columbus, picked a squad featuring several figures from the last decade in Harrison. While much attention from in and outside the Red Bulls fanbase was understandably focused on center back and current (for now) captain Aaron Long, Berhalter’s squad at large is somewhat of a museum exhibit of New York’s run in the league’s elite through the 2010s.
Aaron Long heads to World Cup as part of US squad dripping with Red Bulls legacy
