Jalen Jackson's Fall In Love Of Football
The stadium lights beating down on you. The roars of the crowd chanting your team’s name. The feeling of the turf beneath your cleats as you step out onto the field. You take a deep breath and think to yourself, “Man do I love this game.”For some of the 2017 U.S. National Team players, taking the field for the first time is the exact moment they fell in love with the game of football.But each athlete has a unique story of how he or she fell in love with the game.Under-17 National Team athlete Jalen Jackson fell in love with the sport as a 5-year-old, when he watched his first game with his father.“Football was a big part of my father’s life, as he was a player as well, so I loved that it’s something we share in common,” he said.For many on