It’s a safe bet that no one on the current U.S. national team roster had a crazier week before arriving in Philadelphia than Jorge Villafaña.
It might even be a safe be that no one in the soccer world has had a week quite like the 28-year-old outside back.
Villafaña and his wife were robbed at gunpoint last Friday in Torreon, Mexico, where Jorge plays for Mexican club Santos. The thieves took a sum of money equal to around $20,000, as the couple were leaving a currency exchange store.
The day before, Jorge played for Santos at home in the first game of Mexico’s spring season playoff final series.