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6 unusual facts about Bruce Arena


Bruce Arena

However, while Arena failed to add another MLS championship to his resume, he guided United to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup title with a 1-0 victory over Toluca on August 16, 1998.

Arena's first match with the club came on August 12, 2006, in a friendly against FC Barcelona.

The United States scored only twice in its three games, a draw against eventual champion Italy on an own goal by Italian Cristian Zaccardo and a goal from Clint Dempsey against Ghana.

Giuseppe Rossi

In 2006, he was invited to a pre-World Cup training camp with the United States national team by then-coach Bruce Arena but declined, stating his desire to play for Italy.

Milutin Šoškić

Šoškić remained even after Milutinović left in 1995, continuing to work with the team under head coaches Steve Sampson and later Bruce Arena.

Nelson Vargas

In 1996, U.S. coach Bruce Arena named Vargas to the U.S. soccer team at the 1996 Summer Olympics.


Robert Contiguglia

Among his achievements as President of the USSF were successfully hosting the 1999 Women's World Cup, convincing FIFA to relocate the 2003 Women's World Cup to the United States after the original plans to host it in China fell through, and hiring Bruce Arena as coach for the United States national team.


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