Yahoo Sports reports: Cristian Roldan’s first taste of footballing fame came when he starred in an adidas World Cup ad in 2005, reprising that role 21 years later as part of the USMNT. Roldan emerged as a prodigious high school soccer player in the USA, eventually becoming the 2013 Gatorade National Player of the Year, and is in the midst of an 11-year tenure with the Seattle Sounders.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 26, 2026 11:25 AM
USMNT World Cup star Cristian Roldan recalls Adidas commercial 21 years ago in full circle moment
Cristian Roldan’s first taste of footballing fame came when he starred in an adidas World Cup ad in 2005, reprising that role 21 years later as part of the USMNT. Roldan emerged as a prodigious high school soccer player in the USA, eventually becoming the 2013 Gatorade National Player of the Year, and is in the midst of an 11-year tenure with the Seattle Sounders.
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