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A Bridesburg basement and three older brothers helped Cavan Sullivan become the future of U.S. Soccer

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Sixteen-year-old Cavan Sullivan is being hailed as a future star of U.S. soccer. His development is attributed to his upbringing in the Bridesburg neighborhood of Philadelphia, which has a long history of supporting the sport.

The same neighborhood that shaped Sullivan is what powered Philadelphia soccer for generations. He’s only 16 and he could be the face of a sport. But his emergence was generations in the making.

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