Captain America! Tim Ream reacts to ‘special’ USMNT moment after taking armband for home-town game in St. Louis

The Missouri native was asked to lead his country out at CITYPARK on Saturday. The likes of Weston McKennie and Christian Pulisic were also included in the United States’ starting XI, but it was Ream that was asked to skipper the side.

The veteran Fulham defender played the full 90 minutes as the U.S. ran out 3-0 winners on the day, with a clean sheet secured in a friendly contest that saw Tim Weah, Ricardo Pepi and Pulisic among the goals.

Ream told the USMNT’s official media at the end of a memorable occasion for him: “It’s special. Saw a lot of faces I knew – friends, family, ex team-mates. A lot of people that helped me on the way to get here. To be able to lead the team out, it’s always an honour. It’s always an honour to represent your country and represent soccer in the U.S. To be able to do it in your home town makes it that much more special.”

Ream, who is now 35 years of age and made his senior international debut back in 2010, is up to 52 appearances for his country. He will be hoping to figure again in a meeting with Oman on Tuesday, but Gregg Berhalter may ring the changes for that contest as he looks to give everybody game time.