Issa Rayyan has soccer in his blood.
His father fell in love with the game at a very early age, when he was living in Jordan. Like many other countries, kids growing up played soccer however they could wherever they could. But it didn’t matter to Rayyan’s father, because he was playing the beautiful game.
“Both of my parents were born in Jordan,” Rayyan said. “In Jordan, in the Middle East, soccer is huge. It’s all they play. That was huge for my father growing up. He loved the sport. When he came over to the United States, he let me grow up on the sport.