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Soccer is not the most popular sport in Puerto Rico, but one member of the USA men\u2019s team describes himself as \u201chalf Puerto Rican.\u201d Sebastian Berhalter\u2019s mother, Rosalind \u201cRoz\u201d Berhalter was born Rosalind Santana in New York and is of Puerto Rican heritage. Roz Berhalter won four national championships with the University of North Carolina (UNC) Tar Heels women\u2019s soccer team.<\/p>\n
Berhalter was born in London while his father, Greg Berhalter, was playing professional soccer. He grew up in Columbus, Ohio, \u00a0but his father played for teams in the Netherlands, England, and Germany, giving Berhalter a more international outlook. Greg Berhalter also played college soccer at the University of North Carolina before going professional. He played for and coached the U.S. men\u2019s national team, with multiple appearances at the World Cup, and now coaches and directs the Chicago Fire. His touching letter to his son as Sebastian Berhalter prepared to play in the World Cup brought tears to Sebastian\u2019s eyes. A FIFA video<\/a> of his reading of the letter has had more than 20,000 views at YouTube.<\/p>\n Berhalter is a U.S. citizen even though he was born in London. The children of U.S. citizens who are born abroad are usually U.S. citizens. Berhalter is an U.S. citizen and therefore is eligible to play on the U.S. national team.<\/p>\n Derivative U.S. Citizenship in Puerto Rico? Not so Fast.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n