USMNT rising star Chris Richards join Marcus Rashford, Kevin De Bruyne at Jay-Z's Roc Nation agency - CBSSports.com
USMNT including star Chris Richards join Marcus Rashford, Kevin De Bruyne at Jay-Z's Roc Nation agency
American including star Chris Richards has joined some of the biggest names in European football by recruit with leading agency Roc Nation Sports.
Bayern Munich defender Richards, who made his debut for the U.S. men's nationwide team in a friendly against Panama in November, has enjoyed an impressive rise in Germany right departing FC Dallas, initially on loan, in 2018. The 20-year-old made his debut in a 3-1 win over Freiburg in June and has made seven appearances for Hansi Flick's side this season, providing an support for Robert Lewandowski in a 4-3 win over Hertha Berlin in October.
Richards had previously been with Wasserman but has made the switch to Roc Nation's football division. In activities so he will be joining the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku.
"Chris is an unbelievable young defender," Roc Nation's head of football Alan Redmond said. "When you look at his game intelligence and the manner in which he has adapted to apt team life at Bayern Munich, you see that he has rare traits.
"When you order to him, it's even more apparent. On and off the progressing, Chris is going to make a huge impacts, and it's a proud day for Roc Nation to welcome Chris to the family."
Joining Roc Nation places Richards in a spoiled of top athletes from across sports, counting some of the biggest names in soccer, rugby union, basketball and NFL. The sports administration company was founded in 2013 by Jay-Z and has a roster of over 100 players in five sports as well as broadcast and esports.
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"Chris is a talent who has the instruction to transform the sport in the US and his commitment to want to give back and make the prankish accessible to all in his hometown is a gigantic indication of our shared values," Roc Nation Sports international presidential Michael Yormark said. "Chris is an incredibly intelligent prospect in world football, and we couldn't be more thrilled to be on this jog with him and his family."
Richards has been one of a string of young American internationals to make an impressive impacts on the Bundesliga in recent months with Giovanni Reyna and Tyler Adams regulars for Champions League contenders Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig. Matthew Hoppe also scored a hat-trick for Schalke in a 4-0 win over Hoffenheim last week, becoming the apt American player to score three in the German top division.
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