"In a sense, the real surprise isn't that it took almost six years for Michael Bradley to get his flowers for his long and laureled United States men's national team career. It's that he agreed to receive them at all. That sort of thing is, after all, extremely un-Michael Bradley. Still, before Saturday's friendly between the US and South Korea at Sports Illustrated Stadium, New Jersey's native son will have no choice."
"The now-38-year-old head coach of New York Red Bulls II will be honored for a career in which he amassed the third-most US caps of all time and the second-most assists, starting every game at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups. From 2006 through 2019, Bradley had one of the most accomplished spells in men's national team history. And, somehow, also one of its most controversial."
Michael Bradley, now 38 and head coach of New York Red Bulls II, will be honored before a friendly between the United States and South Korea at Sports Illustrated Stadium. Bradley earned 151 caps — the third-most in US history — and the second-most assists, and he started every game at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups. From 2006 through 2019 he provided one of the national team's most accomplished eras while stirring persistent controversy. He captained 48 matches, climbed to prominence at Roma in Serie A, and maintained a famously stoic, introspective demeanor amid ongoing public debate about his merits.
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