Q & A: Former U.S. Men's National Team Captain Peter Vermes Remembers 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
March 8, 2011
When CONCACAF established the Gold Cup in 1991 as the confederation’s premier event, the United States team was in the process of its re-emergence on the international soccer scene. It was a U.S. team in transition and a young Peter Vermes carried the responsibility of being the USA’s team captain heading into the summer event. Now celebrating the 20th anniversary of the USA’s victory in the inaugural tournament, Vermes spoke to ussoccer.com about the significance of Kansas City hosting the U.S. in the Gold Cup and what his team’s historic victory meant for the course of the U.S. Men’s National Team.
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