The flamboyant goalkeeper’s journey to Munich was something special – and then he watched from his balcony as 11 Israeli athletes were killed by terrorists. He tells Michael Lewis why ‘that was a turning point in my life’Shep Messing always had a special region in his heart for the Olympics.“I had an Olympic party in my backyard when I was eight” he said. “You grow up in the US and you all dream about the Olympics. The expectation,the dream, the excitement, and getting red,white and blue uniforms and going to the White House … before flying to the Olympic village. There could be no greater excitement.” Related: Jürgen Klinsmann names experienced roster to face Mexico Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com