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Harkes also worked for ESPN’s 2006 World Cup coverage and replaced Wynalda as a lead analyst for ESPN two years ago.

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“Maybe now people will have a little bit more of an understanding as to why I made such a critical decision back in 1998,” Sampson said. “The last thing I wanted to do was drop John Harkes from the team because I really did believe that he was an outstanding leader on the field.”.