One of the more enjoyable parts of interviewing stars is hearing anecdotes from their youth soccer days.
Here are some from this season’s MLS players: Chicago Fire captain Logan Pause recalled his teen years with Carolina United, coached by Elmar Bolowich.
“I didn’t win a state cup once,” Pause said, “but we had a fantastic training environment and a lot of guys developed in that and took it to the next level. Those years were really when I put a lot of energy and focus into developing my game, and Elmar was a big part of it. We were probably one of the most talented teams never to win a thing, but six, seven guys went on to play collegiate Division I ball.”
Pause, now in his ninth MLS season, won the NCAA Division I title at UNC (also coached by Bolowich) and with the Fire lifted two U.S. Open Cups and a Supporter’s Shield.
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