FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) 鈥� American midfielder Brenden Aaronson had a good excuse to miss the U.S. team’s training session Friday 鈥� he was getting married.
The Leeds midfielder was marrying longtime girlfriend Milana D鈥橝mbra, a daughter of Saint Joseph鈥檚 men鈥檚 soccer coach Don D鈥橝mbra.
Aaronson, also a member of the 2022 U.S. World Cup squad, left camp after Thursday鈥檚 session and was due back in time for training Saturday.
Unable to attend the wedding himself, fellow midfielder Gio Reyna was being represented by wife Chloe.
鈥淲e don鈥檛 know if it鈥檚 a no-phones wedding. We鈥檙e trying to get clarity on that,” said Cristian Roldan, another U.S. midfielder. 鈥淕io’s wife will be FaceTiming in and we鈥檒l all be able to watch kind of like a live stream if it is a phone wedding.鈥�
Aaronson, 25, is part of a . His brother Paxten is with Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids and sister Jaden played for Villanova as a freshman last fall. Their father, Rusty, is sporting director of Real Futbol Academy in Medford.
American goalkeeper Chris Brady said Aaronson was likely playing golf Friday afternoon ahead of the ceremony.
鈥淕ood luck. Don’t (mess) it up,鈥� Brady said teammates told Aaronson before he left camp. 鈥淪ay I do.鈥�
Timing for the wedding was tricky.
Players at the World Cup are supposed to get 21 days off before reporting to Premier League clubs ahead of season openers from Aug. 21-23. The U.S. finale could be as early as June 25 if the Americans are eliminated in the group stage or as late as July 19 in the unlikely event they reach the final for the first time.
The U.S. team to skip training to attend his Hershey High School prom on May 27, 2016, at the Hershey Hotel in Pennsylvania, then return for the following day鈥檚 Copa America match against Bolivia in Kansas City, Kansas.
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