Atiba Hutchinson says end of lengthy playing career is not far off
After 20 years of banging the drum for Canada Soccer, Atiba Hutchinson was a natural to lead the Viking Clap in front of the south stand at BMO Field after the Canadian men’s 4-1 win over Honduras.
“So that’s in everybody’s minds We’re happy about where we are right now, going to Vegas. It’s going to be everything for us. We want to get that trophy and just show how good we can be and how good we are.” Hutchinson was the oldest outfield player at the World Cup in Qatar. And in taking the field against Belgium, at 39 years 288 days, he became the second-oldest outfield player ever to make an appearance in the World Cup behind Cameroon’s Roger Milla .
“It’s in a better place for sure,” Hutchinson said of today’s Canada team. “That’s something that we’ve all wanted to do as a group, just to continue to push the limits and really make this team, this country, a footballing nation. I think every time we go out there, we go out there and we show the country the world, that we can play some really good football. And we’re extremely proud of that.”
Arsene Wenger, then manager of Arsenal, singled out the Canadian that year after the Gunners beat Besiktas in a Champions League playoff.
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