Looking back now at my first World Cup experience, I didn't know what was going on. I was a newbie and I had no idea what to expect.

Looking back now at my first World Cup experience, I didn't know what was going on. I was a newbie and I had no idea what to expect.

You are going to have hostile crowds and the fans are going to find out where you are staying and keep you awake at night. They are going to use everything possible.

The World Cup experience is more than just the game of soccer. It's an event. And it will fly by faster than you think. It will end and you'll be saying, 'Wow, it's over already?' You have to remember to take it all in and enjoy it.

I never thought I'd play soccer past high school, so to go from that team to actually being most-capped and three World Cups is pretty special.

The referee will now keep track of the time on the field and the shootouts have finally been banned.

After I suffered a labral tear in my hip while playing soccer, I realized that many sports-related injuries can be prevented and I dedicated myself to helping young athletes learn more about injury prevention.