The television is mounted to a wall in the living room, and while it has spotty reliability, it’s often the only source of visual communication Mery Medranda has with her son. From inside her Colombian home, she powers on the screen every weekend, searching for the Sporting Kansas City match.
More than 2,600 miles and one continent away, Jimmy Medranda is enjoying a breakout season with Sporting KC, one that had previously shown few signs of materializing.
Mery’s Facebook page is littered with mentions of her 22-year-old son’s accomplishments. He scored his first MLS goal three weeks ago.