A Decade Later, RSL’s Clint Mathis Seeks Return to Glory
by Brian Straus Filed under: MLS SEATTLE – Remember Clint Mathis? He was on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 2002 behind the headline “America’s Best.” He played in the World Cup that year sporting an awesome mohawk , and scored that critical (and technically impressive) goal against South Korea that kept the U.S. national team alive for a second round berth. He also scored five goals in one game for New York, conjured this Maradona-esque effort against Dallas and for a couple of years, thanks to his skill and ability to produce the spectacular, was considered a huge part of American soccer’s future. Then it all just unraveled. A knee injury, a row with his coach at Hannover 96 in the Bundesliga and a less-than-disciplined lifestyle reduced Mathis to an afterthought. He returned to MLS in 2005, played for four clubs in four anonymous years then went to Greece. Real Salt Lake brought him aboard 15 months ago and now, 10 years after playing in an MLS Cup final as a rising star for Los Angeles, his odyssey has returned him to American soccer’s biggest stage. A Decade Later, RSL’s Clint Mathis Seeks Return to Glory originally appeared on Soccer FanHouse on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:38:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds . ? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Linking?Blogs ?|? Comments
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