Before Matt Turner became the star U.S. goalkeeper in the World Cup, he went viral for giving up an embarrassing goal in college. That was just the beginning.
DOHA, Qatar—Before Matt Turner became a star for the U.S. men’s national team, he was famous for the one and only thing that a goalkeeper never wants to become associated with: an all-time howler.
Turner now has the opportunity to become the next in a growing line of elite U.S. goalkeepers. Yet the way he arrived at this point is nothing like the way most do. Roy was impressed, but the team never had any intent on drafting Turner. That would’ve been wasting a draft pick when the Revolution could just sign him as an undrafted free agent. After that, the club needed somewhere to stash him.
Roy, now the Revolution’s director of scouting and player personnel, noticed two things about Turner. He needed to become a better passer in those situations, but he wasn’t afraid to look stupid while trying to improve. “Guys would be like, ‘Get him out of the goal because we can’t score goals and he’s affecting our confidence before the game,’” Roy remembers.
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