TUKWILA, Wash. — The soccer rivalry between the United States and Mexico is hard to overhype.
It’s the biggest contest in the region, continually features some of the world’s best players and there always seems to be something important at stake.
But for some, like Seattle Sounders forward Herculez Gomez, it means so much more.
Gomez was born in the United States to Chicano, or Mexican, immigrant parents, who are still avid supporters of El Tri. Gomez learned the game in the U.S., but with Mexican heritage. His favorite players growing up were an odd mix of El Tri legends Cuauhtemoc Blanco and Luis Garcia, and U.