This is a feature in Issue 17 of Sounders Monthly. Copies are available for free at The NINETY, GuestLink Services locations, Soccer Celebration and Membership Central. You can also access it on the Sounders Mobile App.
Brad Smith called the first day of school in Liverpool, England, the hardest day of his life. Going to a new country with a new culture at such a prime developmental age was as daunting as it was difficult. He knew no one. His first training with Liverpool FC was much of the same for someone who describes himself as a relatively shy person.