Omar Gonzalez interview: FC Dallas homecoming for MLS Cup winner
After 15 years as a professional, Omar Gonzalez is finally back where it all started . The three-time MLS Cup winner has signed for hometown team FC Dallas and is looking for the perfect end to his stellar career. As a young defender he starred for the all-conquering LA Galaxy team of Landon Donovan and David Beckham . There was a four-year spell in Mexico, where he helped Pachuca to a historic CONCACAF Champions League triumph . He has represented his nation, racking up more than 50 caps and steering USMNT to the 2014 World Cup . In fact, one of the only things left for him to do was turn out for his hometown team. Now aged 35, he will finally get the opportunity to represent the city where he was born and raised. As FC Dallas gear up for the 2024 season, Omar Gonzalez spoke to AS USA about his surprise return to the place where he first fell in love with the game. “It was nothing that I really had planned. I always thought that I might go back to the Galaxy, to end it there, where...