Leibovitz, Media Distractions: US Soccer's World Cup Prep

0:00On March 30, the U.S. men's soccer team turned heads at training camp in Marietta, Georgia, when legendary photographer Annie Leibovitch showed up. Monday, for a one-hour shoot with four players on the turf field, six others posed on the grass for a bulk magazine, and everyone got autographed books from the 76-year-old icon. On top of that, players handled promo shots for World Cup broadcasters, Fox and Telemundo, interviews with TNT sports, and ads for U.S. soccer, partners. Newcomers not at the last camp also got snapped in the fresh Nike World Cup uniforms. Coach Mauricio Puchotino called out the heavy media load, saying it drained the squad right before their five-to-two loss against Belgium on. Saturday, players were wiped out and skipped some sessions to recover. He pointed to smoother camps before like November's wins over Paraguay and Uruguay, or October's draw with Ecuador and victory against Australia, where. Pret felt less interrupted. With Portugal up next on Tuesday and World Cup fever building, the team hopes to shake

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