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All his teammates were exhausted, sat around the edge of the field, stretching and sweating after a hard practice session in the height of summer, but Weston McKennie still had energy to burn.
The United States men’s national soccer team were using the Cleveland Browns’ training facility during the 2019 Gold Cup, and the young midfielder decided to entertain his colleagues – and anyone else in eyeshot – by turning his hand to the sport of their NFL hosts.
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