Inside his apartment in one of the wealthiest areas of Istanbul, DeAndre Yedlin gestured toward the view out his floor-to-ceiling windows. [26] Yedlin made his Premier League debut on April 11, 2015, in a loss to Aston Villa.[27]. "We're more than ready.". "But even when he was playing high school football, he didn't miss a practice," says Sean Henderson, who coached Yedlin at Crossfire, his club team. ISTANBUL, Turkey -- It was six o'clock on a December evening. LIVE Transfer Talk: Gvardiol, Bellingham named Real Madrid's top transfer targets. A teenager when she gave birth, Rebecca was also "in and out of the wrong things," Yedlin said. NBCUniversal Media, LLC DeAndre Yedlin (USMNT and Inter Miami CF) is a proud LGBTQ ally who is determined to make soccer more inclusive after hearing homophobic slurs on the pitch. In 2008, he led Turkey to the Euro semifinals, losing on a late goal. For several moments, they remained at a standoff. And when manager Jurgen Klinsmann made his selection for the World Cup, the 20-year-old Yedlin was on the list. DeAndre Yedlin is an American soccer player who currently plays for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the United States national team. It wasn't just the speed. It was his kind of moment. His speed was a weapon, but it wasn't just his speed. Yedlin watches it. Can Timbers, Thorns repair bonds with fans after allegations, controversy and distrust? When he did, and then had the ball in a position to make a cross, he often hesitated, giving the opposition time to recover. There was just so little expectation of me to do well. His efforts to leave were symbolic. Yedlin stated "I know when I was in MLS, [defending] was a weakness in my game," after the move was announced. When Dylan lifted weights with Ira, Yedlin did too. On this night, he and his partner, Crystal Rodriguez, had ordered in from the Istanbul outpost of Eataly. He holds a hand out at eye level. Of course, I tried to put a little flair into it when I could. Gradel faked. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Rosell Ellis gained renown as a basketball player for Seattle's Rainier Beach High. Exactly an hour before each game, Crystal sends Yedlin a video of Seneca's latest escapades. That meant he was eligible to play in any country, but only one country made sense. "If he passes me, everybody's expecting him to pass me," Yedlin remembered thinking. "And I couldn't have had that performance without having DeAndre there at my side," Weah said. Join Facebook to connect with Rebecca Yedlin and others you may know. Born July 9, 1993. If I wanted to play, I had to adapt my game. I'm not following all the scores. He watched NFL games with Ryan Mason. Yedlin, 28, arrived in Istanbul during last January's transfer window, almost exactly a year ago. "Sam's the kind of guy, when he doesn't trust you anymore, you're out," Yedlin said. He was born on July 9, 1993. "I'm manifesting this," he said. He found time to run track and wrestle. Inside his apartment in one of the wealthiest areas of Istanbul, DeAndre Yedlin gestured toward the view out his floor-to-ceiling windows. And I get that.". From the beginning, I've always said that I would go back.". Not long ago, Yedlin would have been devastated; instead, he watched videos of Seneca that he has stored on his phone. He can make a run without the ball and never get near it, but his speed serves to push the opposing full-back deeper. "We're ready to go back," he said. Rodriguez has family there, including her grandfather, and Yedlin's family has relocated to the East Coast. [23] He trained with Tottenham for the first time on January 7, 2015. Yedlin says it makes people think he "wants to be a gangsta." "When you see kids happy, it's such a genuine happiness," he explained. Home crowds were fierce and fanatic, especially against Galatasaray, which is the de facto national team. While studying the African-American experience, Yedlin learned that Seneca Village was the name of a predominantly Black settlement on Manhattan's West Side that was destroyed during the construction of Central Park. WebWe found 15 records for Rebecca Yedlin in WA, AZ and 8 other states. (When it appeared that Yedlin was possible, they traded for the top spot in the MLS Allocation Order, which gives them priority when it comes to USMNT players returning to the league.) After two years of college soccer at Akron, Yedlin signed with the Sounders before the 2013 season, their first homegrown player. As the Roman Seneca writes, "Man is affected not by events, but by the view he takes of them.". "I don't listen to what anyone says," Terim said. Yedlin wanted desperately to return to Seattle, where he began in 2010 as an academy player, but Miami emerged as a better fit. "The intensity was mind-boggling," Yedlin said. Quietly, so he wouldn't wake Seneca, he recited it in cadence: Seattle known for the Subarus [15] On March 12, Yedlin shined and scored his first professional goal for the club in a 31 win against Tigres in the second leg of the Sounders 32 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal aggregate victory. Before Yedlin was two years old, a court had awarded custody to his maternal grandparents. That gave him the responsibility of marking Eden Hazard. Don't mean to get all soft, but I got love for the city, He looked up. He debuted for the USMNT in February, 2014, against South Korea. Yedlin is the product of a brief relationship between his mother, Rebecca, and a man named Larry Rivers, Jr. Rivers went to prison two weeks before Yedlin was born. I think, again, has shown a lot of maturation now in terms of his approach working with a lot of these young guys." For Yedlin's 12th birthday, he asked for, and received, a pass to the local 24 Hour Fitness club. Allardyce stopped the session. He evidently didn't do it well enough. Janis Joplin gave way to Millie Small's "Lollipop" on Spotify, then Johnny Mathis. He spent seven seasons in England, mostly in the northeast. He figured the adjustment would be easier in a country that spoke English. Seneca Street is also a thoroughfare in downtown Seattle. ", Yedlin typed "books about success" into a search engine. "If I miss a pass, everybody's expecting that. Much of it references his childhood, which was decidedly unconventional. Rumors linking DeAndre Yedlin to a return to the Seattle Sounders have floated around on a nearly annual basis ever since the U.S. mens national team defender left Cascadia for England after the 2014 World Cup, and while a return stateside is still likely for him at some point later in his career, the latest round of rumors are merely more fiction. If Yedlin had an international reputation, it was as a defensive liability. Yedlin held firm. As one of MLS's fastest players, he'd been confident that if he made a sprint, he could hustle back if his team lost possession. ", Yedlin was raised in a middle-class Jewish home in Seattle. Every time he says her name, it's another reminder of his hometown. Currently, He is living "Everyone who meets me says, 'You're not like I thought you would be,'" Yedlin says. I loved it.". Backed by shrill whistles whenever Galatasaray had possession, Gradel raced back and forth looking for the ball and an opening. [7][8] In his first year, Yedlin started in 20 of his 23 games for the Zips, playing alongside future professionals Wil Trapp, Darren Mattocks, Aodhan Quinn, and Scott Caldwell. At any moment, several players could be strewn across the field. Then Steve Bruce arrived and made Benitez look like Marcelo Bielsa. He also played youth soccer for Emerald City FC and Northwest Nationals before going to U.S. Soccer Development Academy club Crossfire Premier. "People have very varied opinions," Sean Henderson said. WebYedlin is the product of a brief relationship between his mother, Rebecca, and a man named Larry Rivers, Jr. Rivers went to prison two weeks before Yedlin was born. And I loved his enthusiasm and positivity.". Go!' "He was doing all the dirty work. DeAndre Yedlin will arrive in Turkey in the next couple of hours to complete his move to Galatasaray. He was a very good listener. His high-rise apartment could have existed in any metropolis. For Yedlin, it's another talisman of the past, another representation of difficulties overcome. It's a true story, and it's me. Hazard was ineffectual. Yedlin's experience took place during a pandemic, during the rule of the increasingly autocratic president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. And as it turned out, that is exactly what happened. Klinsmann says now. "People stereotype me a certain way, based on how I look. Before Seneca was born, a single bad pass would deflate Yedlin's confidence. Some of the songs were those that his grandparents, who raised him, played at home. [59], During the 2020-2022 racial unrest in the United States, caused by the police murder of George Floyd, Yedlin was an outspoken ally of the Black Lives Matter movement, asking if there was truly "liberty and justice" for all Americans and recalling the memories of his grandparents who had lived under the Jim Crow system of racial oppression. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Dylan was an athlete who became a NCAA Division III All-America as a defensive lineman, so Yedlin became an athlete, too. We have a young, new team and we want experience in there as well." With little help from center-backs who prefer to stay in their own box, Yedlin was uneasy going too far forward. She added a final 'e' and gave it to her son. If he was perfect, he'd be somewhere better.". As much as he wanted to immerse in the local culture, he spent most of his time in a professional bubble, commuting through the overwhelming traffic in a limo with curtains on the windows, a video screen, WiFi and a dedicated driver. Rebecca Yedlin knew of him and liked the name. Go! Not long ago, Yedlin would have been devastated; instead, he watched videos of Seneca that he has stored on his phone. The sportsman was born DeAndre Roselle Yedlinon July 9, 1993, to parents Rebecca Yedlinand Larry Rivers Jr. The MLS player grew up without his dad and was raised by his grandparentsmostly. Hence, he is very close to his maternal grandfather, who shaped him into what he is today. Yedlins mother was just a teenager when he was born. Yedlin is very close with his mother, Rebecca Yedlin, who had him when she was very young and is now a college faculty member; his father has never been part of his life. I think I'm a lot better defender now than I was when I left. Soccer didn't emerge as his primary sport until his junior year. Klinsmann saved him. "He's a good boy," Fatih Terim said. Sign up now to stream soccer on ESPN+, SUNDAY, OCT. 30 Its something Ive thought a lot about during this quarantine, Yedlin said. There are young Turkish players and local veterans, foreigners who have established a foothold in the country and others passing through. But in the changing room, Yedlin looked shell-shocked. But I care when I'm in the game, giving 100 percent, seeing where it takes me. Since the birth of his daughter, Seneca, in September, he has thrown himself into fatherhood. Injury time often extended into double-digits. It's amazing. "Certain moments can serve as a catapult," Klinsmann said. 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Major League Soccer is here! Is the USMNT at a disadvantage playing in Columbus and St. Paul? "Every tattoo, every song I listen to, everything." "The games are crazy." Sitting in his kitchen in Istanbul, he opened the file he'd written before the Sivasspor game. Yedlin spent much of Monday and Tuesday at Istanbul's airport, trying to get a flight out during an epic snowstorm that collapsed part of the roof of a cargo building. "On Monday, I think every flight got cancelled," he said. In a memorable encounter in the 61st minute, Gradel had the ball in the corner of the box with Yedlin to beat. "Every tattoo, every song I listen to, everything." [11], During the collegiate offseason, Yedlin played for Seattle Sounders FC U-23 in the Premier Development League, and was named to the 2012 All-PDL First XI for his play. "We're more than ready.". Henderson, now the club's director of scouting, was hired to run it. LAFC vs. Austin (3 p.m. The last time the football world had a consensus about Yedlin might have been in 2014, when he blanketed Hazard. His father, who is black, is evidently "I've spoken with Crystal about it," he said. "But it can lead to a goal.". After nearly a decade as a professional, Yedlin has a comfortable relationship with soccer. "But it can lead to a goal.". 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DeAndre Roselle Yedlin (born July 9, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the United States national team. He had an instinctive way of dealing with situations. Ira Yedlin's wife, Vicki Walton, who is actually Yedlin's step-grandmother, was an avowed Communist. Others, Yedlin associated with road trips with his grandparents down the Pacific coast to visit Southern California theme parks. Against Watford on December 12, Allardyce pulled him after 19 minutes. [34] On March 19, Yedlin scored his first goal for the club, his first since 2019, conceded a penalty, and was sent off in a dramatic 34 defeat at home to aykur Rizespor. Yes, it's about my childhood, but I was also the first homegrown of the club, the little baby who grew up and moved on. Left winger Max-Alain Gradel, the Ivoiran international, is Sivasspor's most dangerous player. Their difference in standing was so profound that it dispelled any pressure Yedlin might have felt. Southampton vs. Grimsby Town (2 p.m.) Yedlin was tiny. Dan Thomas is joined by Craig Burley, Shaka Hislop and others to bring you the latest highlights and debate the biggest storylines. As currently constituted, Galatasaray is a curious blend. Yedlin wanted desperately to return to Seattle, where he began in 2010 as an academy player, but Miami emerged as a better fit. 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"I tell people, look up the definition," Yedlin says. And I had trouble putting the pieces together. Yedlin gave him nothing. "The transition was much, much harder than I expected," Yedlin said. [28][22] On September 22, Yedlin made his Sunderland debut in a League Cup match, playing the full 90 minutes and notching an assist for the Black Cats' only goal in a 41 loss to Manchester City. In the aftermath, he sat down with Yedlin to explain the ramifications. And for a footballer interested in the fashion industry, which Yedlin is, there can be no better mentor than David Beckham, Inter Miami's part-owner. He was smiling, but his eyes were glistening. Turkey, where only a handful of top Americans had previously played, wasn't on his radar. "Very few people notice when DeAndre's run has created that bit of extra space," Henderson said. "I was amazed by the characteristics he already had. 11/12/21 10:33 p.m. @WillParchman: If you told me yesterday DeAndre Yedlin would be the US's best player against Mexico, I'd immediately assume the US lost by 12 goals. I say, 'Come on, DeAndre! "You're going to start getting a lot of attention," he said. Yedlin appeared in the Group B match against Wales, then again in the Round of 16 match against the Netherlands. Captaincy chaos and Waldrum ultimatums - Will Nigeria be ready for World Cup? Thursday, Feb 10, 2022, 02:03 PM It's been nearly a decade since DeAndre Yedlin burst onto the MLS scene as a homegrown fullback for Seattle Sounders FC. Many of the raps involve Seattle, where he still longs to return. "When you see kids happy, it's such a genuine happiness," he explained. DeAndre Yedlin Mother Rebecca Yedlin lives in South Seattle and is an instructor at South Seattle College. But I've learned over the years that nothing's official until it's official.". When the first chunky piano chords of Teresa Brewer's 1950 hit "Put Another Nickel In (Music, Music, Music)" came on, his eyes went far away. But when I bring the Hellcat to the 206 it gets shifty Instead, when national team manager Gregg Berhalter's team sheet was announced an hour before the game, his right back was Yedlin. He practiced poorly, which meant he wasn't close to playing in games. Theres no amount of money that can make me shut up about something I think is wrong. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world nbcdfw.com. Given the option of Roma or Tottenham, he chose Tottenham, even though Kyle Walker was ensconced there at right-back. With 15 minutes remaining against Liverpool and Sunderland down, 2-0, Billy Jones told Allardyce that he had "tired legs." The club rallied to stay up another season, just as Yedlin's imagination had scripted. Turkish meals are typically constructed around sizzling slabs of meat. ", Roselle stands for all of that. If I wanted to play, I had to adapt my game. He can make a run without the ball and never get near it, but his speed serves to push the opposing full-back deeper. That's what I've done my whole career.". "It's a name I hated my entire life," Yedlin said. Yedlin says it makes people think he "wants to be a gangsta." It was a world away from well-behaved Seattle, where Yedlin grew up and his professional career began. Yedlin was in Washington, D.C. with the USMNT in September, 2015, when Sunderland acquired him on loan. Sign up for ESPN+, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 (all times ET) It happened in Cincinnati in November. "It makes me who I am. When Yedlin's contract was terminated on Sunday so he could sign a four-year deal with MLS's Inter Miami -- a move that will be finalized by the league as early as Friday -- the 22-time Super Lig champions stood only six points clear of relegation. He managed at Fiorentina and AC Milan, albeit briefly. Copa del Rey semifinal: Barcelona vs. Real Madrid preview, key players, prediction. His efforts to leave were symbolic. When Walker got hurt, the hulking central defender Eric Dier replaced him at right-back. A buzzer sounded. Yedlin played in three of the four U.S. games in Brazil. He started every one of Sunderland's last 12 games. Rodriguez has family there, including her grandfather, and Yedlin's family has relocated to the East Coast. Even after nearly a year in Istanbul, Yedlin woke up every morning astonished at the vast city thrumming below him, at the unfamiliar rhythms of its language, at the calls to prayer that echoed through the streets. For Yedlin, it's another talisman of the past, another representation of difficulties overcome. Before joining Inter Playing for Galatasaray was different than playing in the Premier League at Newcastle or Sunderland, two of his previous stops. "I'm fortunate to already know that that's what I want to do after my career," Yedlin said. "I look down, I see my daughter's name, and I know that when I walk in the door, she'll be smiling at me," he said. "There are so, so many Galatasaray fans," Yedlin said. His team, Galatasaray, was coming off a discouraging loss to Sivasspor. For the past few weeks, since Fatih Terim was fired as Galatasaray's manager at the start of the January window, Yedlin has been negotiating with several MLS clubs in an effort to get back to America. "You know what you're going to get," said Paul Arriola, his U.S. teammate. Allardyce stopped the session. Yedlin was in the lineup against Manchester United. Dan Thomas is joined by Craig Burley, Shaka Hislop and others to bring you the latest highlights and debate the biggest storylines. WebRebecca Elaine Yedlin Jenea Yedlin Geoffrey M Hamada Ben David Yedlin Deandre Yedlin View details Phone Numbers (206) nay - peek View phones View Details AGE 60s Linda Drier Yedlin Charlotte, NC (Eastside) Aliases Linda S Combs Linda G Combs Phone Number Address Background Report Addresses Overjoyed Crossing, Charlotte, NC PO He was raised by his maternal grandfather, Ira Nathan Yedlin, and step-grandmother, Vicki Walton. With little help from center-backs who prefer to stay in their own box, Yedlin was uneasy going too far forward. And if it didn't work out, he'd have the Premier League on his resume. 11/12/21 10:33 p.m. @EklavyaChawla16: Yedlin is one of the worst footballers I've ever had the pleasure of watching [3], Yedlin was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. "I would think it would be one of the most exciting leagues to watch," Yedlin said. 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", Yedlin was raised in a middle-class Jewish home in Seattle. Coverage of all 28 teams with live games, replays, highlights. Gradel faked. [54][55][56][57] ISL Musings: Bengaluru's Ws continue, Odisha sneak through, ATKMB beat EB (again). I was colored in an all-white school. Yedlin has a sister Jenea who is three years younger than he is. He would remain in the lineup for the rest of the season and help Sunderland survive relegation. Then he puts on headphones and starts to write lyrics based on whatever it inspires. @Telemundo. They don't understand who I really am.". [29] On October 3, 2015, Yedlin started his first Premier League game against West Ham United. For Yedlin's 12th birthday, he asked for, and received, a pass to the local 24 Hour Fitness club. He occasionally gave the ball away, but he worked intuitively with Tim Weah on the right side, creating room for Weah to operate. Seneca's name has additional resonance. Yedlin replaced him and changed the dynamic. He is half-white and half-African American, with some Native American blood. I want him to go. It was a world away from well-behaved Seattle, where Yedlin grew up and his professional career began. ET). DeAndre Yedlin is good enough to have played more games for his country than anyone else on the USMNT, but he's not good enough to stop the criticism of his game that follows him wherever he goes. It's his middle name, but the significance transcends that. "And I couldn't have had that performance without having DeAndre there at my side," Weah said. "I'm not in the squad, I'm not in the conversation," Yedlin remembers thinking. It's his middle name, but the significance transcends that. Yedlin was an MLS All-Star during his rookie season. Rebecca Yedlin knew of him and liked the name. Yes, it's about my childhood, but I was also the first homegrown of the club, the little baby who grew up and moved on. Real Madrid vs. Barcelona (2 p.m.) After four seasons in Miami, he notes, he'll still only be 32. His mother, Rebecca Yedlin, who is white, is Ashkenazi Jewish. [48] Hes a glue guy, Berhalter said after announcing the roster. Now he plays with her name on a piece on athletic tape on his wrist. "I tell people, look up the definition," Yedlin says. Why DeAndre Yedlin, USMNT star, is coming home, Xavi: Madrid are favourites to win Copa Clasico, Sources: Hakimi may play amid rape investigation, World Cup record holder Fontaine dies aged 89, Mourinho to consider 'legal' action after red card, Ronaldo named Saudi League's Player of Month, Ten Hag: United quadruple talk 'only for the fans', Disgraced ex-Haitian soccer pres. Don't mean to get all soft, but I got love for the city, He looked up. After that game, in which Galatasaray conceded the losing goal in the 90th minute, the deal was completed to make him a free agent. Royal Antwerp vs. St. Gilloise (2:40 p.m.), In the 49th minute, Yedlin threaded a pass to Weah that led to the best U.S. chance to that point. Medical upon arrival. My grandfather, my grandmother especially, I have a whole family of activists, theyve always told me to stand up for what I believe in. Hazard was England's reigning Young Player of the Year following a breakout season at Chelsea. [19] Yedlin was again named to the MLS All-Star team in 2014, starting in a 2-1 victory against FC Bayern Munich. "So to be able to absorb a bit of his knowledge would be incredible. How long will Chelsea give Potter in charge? It wasn't just the speed. Stream top leagues, tournaments and teams. "I don't know if I could have done that before I came to Turkey," Yedlin said. ET). He debuted for the USMNT in February, 2014, against South Korea. It's what was supposed to happen to me.". His high-rise apartment could have existed in any metropolis. Yedlin wanted to go somewhere he would play, but he was told it would look bad if MLS lost talent to anything other than an elite club. Projected XIs across the internet had Shaq Moore, Reggie Cannon or 18-year-old Joe Scally in Dest's place. September came and there he was, starting at right-back. Can Barca overcome on-field fatigue, off-field chaos to beat Real Madrid in Copa del Rey? He started up the right side at pace, then played a pass forward to a winger. [39] Yedlin made his U-20 international debut a week later in a 31 victory over Portugal. "I wanted to play," Yedlin said. Before Yedlin was two years old, a court had awarded custody to his maternal grandparents. It was a mismatch. There was just so little expectation of me to do well. "I cried last time. Only been gone eight or nine years, it feels like fifty Dan Thomas is joined by Craig Burley, Shaka Hislop and others passing.... 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