Monday, September 30

Goalkeeper Matt Turner organized the gender reveal of his baby on the pitch after the USA's victory over El Salvador

Matt Turner, United States goalkeeper.
Matt Turner, United States goalkeeper.

Photo: Julio Aguilar/Getty Images

Alfredo DiCesare

The goalkeeper of the USA team, Matt Turnerdecided to organize a ‘gender reveal’ (gender reveal) with his teammates on the lawn of the Exploria Stadium after beating The Savior 1-0 in the last day of the Concacaf Nations League.

Once the match ended and the classification of the stars and stripes to the Final Four of the Nations League was sealed, turner he grouped his colleagues and family members present to execute this famous dynamic.

The goalkeeper, surrounded by players, had everything very well prepared, because in his hand was a small soccer ball which he kicked once the stadium’s public address system finished with the countdown. Upon hitting the ball, it broke and spread a kind of pink smoke, which implied that he will be the father of a girl.

In the video shared by the official account of the USMNT in Twitterthe moment in which all those present explode with joy and come to congratulate turner.

The audiovisual already has almost a million reproductions and 1.5 million views within the social network. Likewise, it generated reactions in the comments such as the one on the official account of the Premier League in the United States. “Absolutely incredible. Congratulations Matt Turner”, wrote the English competition.

Matt Turner also reacted

In a conversation that the goalkeeper had with Goal.com, he joked about it. “I think I will have a big, big problem in the future. She’ll have me wrapped around her finger!”

“About twenty people from my family came here. Family time is very important to my wife and me, ”she said, highlighting the importance of the family moment lived on the pitch.

It should be remembered that Matt has been playing for Arsenal in England for a season and does not regularly enjoy all his relatives. The goalkeeper and his wife Ashley Herron will be parents for the second time after having a one-year-old boy.

For its part, the United States took the match against the Cuscatlecos with a solitary goal by Ricardo Pepi that eliminated the Central Americans and sealed the pass for the North Americans to the final phases of the tournament, where they will seek to defend their title.

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· Ricardo Pepi qualifies the United States to the Final Four of the CONCACAF Nations League
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