Gianluca Busio was handed a daunting task when he joined Sporting Kansas City’s first team last winter for his first preseason as a professional.
“All the young guys have to sing,” explained the 16-year-old attacker, the youngest signing in Major League Soccer history since Freddy Adu. “It was me and a couple other Homegrowns and rookies, we had a dinner in preseason and at the end everybody got up to sing their song.
“I sang ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.’”
Belting out a Motown classic in front of all your coaches and colleagues is no cakewalk.