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If there is one thing I’ve learned since diving into the world of competitive soccer, it’s that the game never really sleeps. My journey has been a bit of a whirlwind lately, moving from AC River to Capital City SC, but just when I thought I was settling into a routine, an email landed in…
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Looking back at the last year, it feels like a whirlwind. If you’ve been following my journey, you know that soccer isn't just a game for me, it’s my life. But sometimes, life throws you a curveball that has nothing to do with a striker taking a shot at the upper corner. Sometimes, the hardest…
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For a long time, I thought I was invincible. I think most soccer players my age feel that way at some point. When you’re young, you feel like you can run forever, stay up late playing video games, eat whatever is in the pantry, and still show up to the pitch the next day and…
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For eleven years, my life had a very specific rhythm. It started when I was three years old, walking through the doors of Santa Cruz Catholic School for the first time. Back then, I was just a toddler, probably more worried about nap time or what was in my lunchbox than anything else. But as…
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Most people will tell you that the path to elite soccer is a marathon, not a sprint. We’re usually told that if you want to reach the highest levels of the youth game: especially in a position as specialized as goalkeeping: you need to start in a professional academy by age nine or ten. You’re…
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Everyone talks about the big saves on the field: the ones where you’re fully extended, fingertips grazing the ball just enough to deflect it off the post. People cheer, your teammates slap your back, and for a second, you’re the hero. But lately, I’ve realized that the most important save I’ve ever made didn’t happen…
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If you’ve been following along with these posts, you know it’s been a bit of a journey just to get the right image for this blog. We’re on Version 6 now. It’s funny, isn’t it? Sometimes the world wants to give you something that looks "almost" right: like a soccer player in American football pads:…
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It is crazy how much can change in just twelve months. If you had told me a year ago that I would be wearing an MLS Next badge and traveling across the country to face some of the best youth players in the world, I probably would have laughed. Back then, my world was small,…
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Welcome to my corner of the internet. If you’re reading this, you’re stepping into my world, the world of a goalkeeper who is obsessed with the "beautiful game" and the relentless pursuit of excellence. My name is Eduardo Luna, and I was born in 2011. While some people see a soccer field as just a…