Assistant referee Brooke Mayo looks on as Weston McKennie, the Juventus captain, shakes hands with referee Tori Penso in a greeting of Americans prior to Juve’s Club World Cup match against Al Ain in Washington. (Photo by Lars Baron – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

It was quite a night for American soccer Wednesday at the Club World Cup in Washington.

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Paul Kennedy edited Soccer America for 41 years (1985-2026). He began writing for SA in 1974. He started writing for France Football in 1978 and has served on in Ballon d'Or jury since 2007.