I don't know about the rest of the world, but I know in our region everyone is gunning to beat us. We have a new challenge.

New England has two factors to get them ready to play. They've consistently been, if not the best, the second best team all year and they're playing confidently. And a lot of those guys were on field when they lost to LA. They'll take motivation in that.

My decision to return to the MLS is one that I have made with thoughtful consideration.

I've never met anybody who says they don't like the World Cup. If you're a soccer fan or not, everybody loves watching it, and I think it could be the same for other sports.

Americans love winners, so if we win we know we'll get a lot of support.

I didn't have to step up into a leadership role, ... I just had to be there and help out where I could. But this year I had to be more of the man.

In my heart of hearts, I thought, if we get a 1-0 win and the team doesn't perform well, that would feel good.