There is no shortage of great players to have grown up in Washington. The list includes Premier League stalwarts like Marcus Hahnemann and DeAndre Yedlin, international stars like Kasey Keller, and experienced national-teamers like Chris Henderson and Jordan Morris.
For all the region’s soccer pedigree, though, we’ve never produced a player who appeared in UEFA Champions League.
That could soon change. If Henry Wingo’s Molde FK can advance past Hungary’s Ferencvárosi TC — whom they’ll face in the first of two qualifying legs on Wednesday — he’ll soon find himself playing against some of the world’s biggest teams.