“It’s hard to explain, but it was special. To be able to do it in front of my wife and my two kids was very special and that’s the most important thing to me now.”
— Santino Quaranta, who wept after he scored the winning goal for the USA in its 2-0 win over Honduras at the Gold Cup on Wednesday. Quaranta’s fine play following rehabilitation from drug dependency led to his recall to the national team after a long absence.