{"id":324154,"date":"2025-12-01T14:01:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/324154\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:01:09","slug":"diego-luna-says-2026-will-be-biggest-moment-for-soccer-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/324154\/","title":{"rendered":"Diego Luna Says 2026 Will Be Biggest Moment For Soccer In America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Diego Luna<br \/>\n                          2026 Is Huge For U.S. Soccer<br \/>\n                          &#8230; Gotta Take Advantage!!!<\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published December 1, 2025 12:30 AM PST\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/a04ee00f4ee54e78841661d2acdc8abb_md.png\" alt=\"112525-diego-luna-soccer-kal.jpg\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    TMZSports.com<\/p>\n<p>We are only months away from the World Cup kicking off in North America, with the United States hosting 78 of the 104 matches &#8230; and USMNT member Diego Luna is well aware of the stakes &#8230; telling TMZ Sports it&#8217;s one of the biggest years for the sport stateside!!<\/p>\n<p>We chatted with Luna out at LAX &#8230; and he described the World Cup in the U.S. as a &#8220;once in a lifetime opportunity for us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20251126_9b53e6ce659c4ae1ac264dc4232a5fb2\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c0bdf1a7-4d36-4b7a-ba3b-0b17c1d3df32\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9b53e6ce659c4ae1ac264dc4232a5fb2_md.jpg\" alt=\"diego luna team usa getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think for the country itself, it&#8217;s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,&#8221; Luna said. &#8220;The soccer is built here so much and to now have the World Cup come here. I think this is the biggest opportunity to kind of take that big step into making soccer a super popular sport here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not just the World Cup &#8230; as in a little over two years time &#8212; Los Angeles is set to host the 2028 Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>So, what are his thoughts on the team&#8217;s talent heading into such a pivotal few years?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we have a lot of different guys, a lot of different attributes that guys bring to the team, which is very different,&#8221; Luna said. &#8220;This isn&#8217;t your original U.S. Soccer Team.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20251126_8917363eab964f2886b5d9f939367f9c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c0bdf1a7-4d36-4b7a-ba3b-0b17c1d3df32\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8917363eab964f2886b5d9f939367f9c_md.jpg\" alt=\"diego luna team usa getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We got a lot of guys that bring different things to the team, different quality of players, and I think all together with the right mindset, it leads to a really good team and performances like we just had.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Luna also spoke about the &#8220;Love, Your Mind&#8221; campaign and more athletes being more open about their personal mental health &#8230; give it a listen in the full interview!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Diego Luna 2026 Is Huge For U.S. Soccer &#8230; Gotta Take Advantage!!! 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