History Lesson: The Other “Shot Heard Round the World,” and the Future of USA Soccer

For generations, American youth have been taught that America fired “the shot heard around the world.”  Yet, schools in America are forgetting about another “shot” that the U.S., or rather Paul Caligiuri, against in Trinidad and Tobago, which reverberated through the soccer world.

USMNT defender Paul Caligiuri scraps with Russell Lataby of Trinidad and Tobago. On November 19, 1989, Caligiuri helped Team USA advance to its first World Cup in 40 years. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

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