Moreno talks to OSU students. (Eric Albrecht/ Columbus Dispatch)
A great look into Moreno's background and how he balances playing here and in Venezuela, by Shawn Mitchell.
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"I'm a man without a country," he said. "Sometimes I feel more American than some of the guys who were born here. But I can go to Venezuela and feel as Latino as Latino can be. I'm living a double life."
"It means something to wear our national team jersey now," Moreno said. "In the past, after games our players would run over to try to exchange jerseys with the best player on the other team. Now, we get trounced by Argentina 4-0 like we did (in March), we walk straight off the field. It's nothing to be proud of."
Moreno is referred to by teammates and television commentators as "Gringo" because he lives and plays in the U.S. Moreno said the nickname is a playful jab.
Gringo Moreno scores against Ecuador:
4/19/09: Moreno's Two Worlds
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Oh Shawn, "Venezuela is the only South American nation to never qualify for a Cup."
Suriname anyone? Guyana? They might be in Concacaf, but they're still on the continent.
Would the US qualify in South America? Just an interesting debate question.
Can't just change one variable. If the U.S. were in South America we would probably be a soccer nation. We would be comparable to Brazil and Argentina if we had even a fifth of our best athletes playing soccer.
To answer the question I think we would probably be on the bubble in that fourth to fifth range.
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