A 17-year-old named Angel in the Rose Bowl parking lot selling 70 Mexican flags and two U.S. flags in two hours. Desmond Armstrong paying a bicyclist named John $20 to ride to the stadium on his handlebars. Eric Wynalda setting up Roy Wegerle  for the game-winning goal.

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Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards,...