As top soccer talent competes in the World Cup this week, a 15-year-old from the Grand Rapids area will try to earn the right to represent Guatemala.
Angel Mendez-Lopez plays the center back position for Michigan Futbol Academy, the official development program of Grand Rapids’ first professional soccer team, AC Grand Rapids.
Last year, Mendez-Lopez met a scout at a soccer tournament in Phoenix, Arizona. The connection, as well as his own prowess and potential, has earned him a tryout for Guatemala’s U17 team…