When Sebastian Berhalter steps out onto the World Cup pitch with the U.S. men’s national team on Friday, his father Gregg Berhalter will be among the thousands at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
Four years ago, Gregg led the USMNT to the World Cup on the other side of the world in Qatar. His son, Sebastian, had just joined the Vancouver Whitecaps at the time and was struggling to get minutes as a youngster in a promising team.
