{"id":141948,"date":"2025-10-17T10:41:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T10:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=141948"},"modified":"2025-10-17T10:41:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T10:41:34","slug":"mr-freese-from-harvard-to-nycfc-usmnt-goalkeeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=141948","title":{"rendered":"MR. FREESE | From Harvard to NYCFC &#038; USMNT Goalkeeper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eHfCNdPCQCA?rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>From Harvard classrooms to MLS stadiums, Matt Freese\u2019s rise is anything but ordinary. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf1f From starting out in the Philadelphia Union academy to earning a degree at Harvard, and now serving as the starting goalkeeper for New York City FC, Matt Freese has battled every step of the way to prove himself at the top level. With his sights now set on the U.S. Men\u2019s National Team, his journey is only just beginning. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\u26bd<\/p>\n<p>Learn how the 6&#8217;3&#8243; keeper prepares for matches and stays grounded in the moment. His discipline and focus on the field stand in sharp contrast to how he unwinds off it\u2014by being a \u201cbig goof\u201d with family and friends. That balance may be the key to his best performances for both club and country, though for now, he\u2019s focused simply on \u201cstaying in the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BREAKAWAY is an MLS feature series that tells the stories of the person behind the player, and the roads they have traveled to get where they are &#8212; and ultimately become who they are.<\/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=eHfCNdPCQCA\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Harvard classrooms to MLS stadiums, Matt Freese\u2019s rise is anything but ordinary. \ud83c\udf1f From starting out in the Philadelphia Union academy to earning a degree at Harvard, and now&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":141949,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141948","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\/141948","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=141948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/141949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=141948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=141948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=141948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}