{"id":136654,"date":"2025-09-16T09:38:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T09:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=136654"},"modified":"2025-09-16T09:38:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T09:38:32","slug":"the-making-of-sebastian-berhalter-from-almost-quitting-to-usmnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=136654","title":{"rendered":"The Making of Sebastian Berhalter: From &#8216;Almost Quitting&#8217; to USMNT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xSt8AkebB1k?rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>&#8220;I almost wanted to quit&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver Whitecaps and USMNT midfielder Sebastian Berhalter is enjoying a breakout 2025 season, but back in 2021, when he was on loan with Austin FC, his journey looked very different. You know the name, but now discover the story behind Sebastian\u2019s unlikely rise \u2014 from fighting for playing time with Columbus and Austin, to becoming an MLS All-Star and earning call-ups to the United States Men\u2019s National Team.<\/p>\n<p>Through mindfulness, gratitude, and relentless hard work, the 24-year-old has navigated peaks and valleys to reach this point in his career. With the MLS Playoffs and the 2026 World Cup on the horizon, there is everything to play for. Whether it\u2019s playing alongside German legend Thomas M\u00fcller or handling the pressure of representing the United States, Sebastian\u2019s mental discipline and strong relationships keep him grounded.<\/p>\n<p>For now, he\u2019s focused on &#8216;being in the moment&#8217; and &#8216;being the best I can be\u201d \u2014 the rest will take care of itself.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa Watch every match with MLS Season Pass on Apple TV: http:\/\/apple.co\/MLS<\/p>\n<p>The \ud83d\udc10 plays here. Join The Messi Insider for insider news, early access to Messi promotions and more: https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/messi\/<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f Subscribe Now: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/mls<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f Follow us on:<br \/>\n&#8211; TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mls?lang=en<br \/>\n&#8211; Instagram: http:\/\/instagram.com\/mls<br \/>\n&#8211; Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLS<br \/>\n&#8211; Like us on Facebook: http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MLS<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f Para Espa\u00f1ol:<br \/>\n&#8211; Instagram: http:\/\/instagram.com\/mlses<br \/>\n&#8211; Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLSes<br \/>\n&#8211; Facebook: facebook.com\/espanol.mls<\/p>\n<p>For more information about MLS, go to the league&#8217;s official website: http:\/\/www.MLSsoccer.com<\/p>\n<p>#mls #highlights #mlsseasonpass<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xSt8AkebB1k\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I almost wanted to quit&#8230;&#8221; Vancouver Whitecaps and USMNT midfielder Sebastian Berhalter is enjoying a breakout 2025 season, but back in 2021, when he was on loan with Austin FC,&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":136655,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer-world-wide"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=136654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/136655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=136654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=136654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=136654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}