Sons of immigrants have long been part of U.S. national team history, occasionally facing the countries their parents left behind. That will be the case for 19-year-old defender Neil Pierre when the USA faces Haiti in the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals. Born in Pennsylvania to Haitian parents who immigrated to the United States in their late teens, Pierre spoke about his family’s dual-national soccer circumstances, which include his older brother, Nelson, having represented Haiti at the U-20 level.
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