Diego Luna on Choosing USMNT Over Mexico, Mental Health, & Real Salt Lake’s Big MLS Year 🇺🇸

SUBSCRIBE TO MEN IN BLAZERS ON YOUTUBE! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWgXewMHxlPkP5FkxoZvKQ?sub_confirmation=1 Shoot For The Moon w/ Diego Luna PREMIERE EPISODE! The USMNT and Real Salt Lake star joins Men in Blazers media network. In this premiere episode, Diego Luna sits down for an unfiltered conversation about choosing the United States Men's National Team over Mexico, playing through a broken nose at the CONCACAF Gold Cup, and his unconventional rise from the USL to MLS stardom. Diego also reveals how therapy and taking care of his mental health has elevated his game, what he's expecting as he kicks off a new MLS season with Real Salt Lake, and the real story behind that broken-nose USMNT game in the Gold Cup. 00:00 - Diego Luna joins Men in Blazers! 04:00 - USMNT debut and Gold Cup performance 06:39 - Praise from Pulisic, Adams, & Dempsey 10:15 - 5 yr-old Diego vs. 10 yr-olds 13:21 - move to USL & El Paso Locomotive FC 18:24 - Football & therapy 21:55 - Diego’s “grit” 24:40 - Diego Luna, the barista 28:14 - Choosing USMNT over Mexico 31:02 - New MLS season w/ Real Salt Lake 33:08 - Questions from fans! Check out the Men in Blazers Shop: https://mibcourage.co/4qIb2L1 Sign up for our newsletters: https://mibcourage.co/4nyEGQ1 Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/9dUpP2pHHU Listen to all our Men in Blazers podcasts: Wondery | https://mibcourage.co/43QaCW3 iTunes | https://apple.co/3oxDKj3 Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3B4eCpe and all major podcasting apps. Connect with us on social Twitter | https://twitter.com/MenInBlazers Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/meninblazers/ Tik Tok | https://www.tiktok.com/@meninblazers Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/MenInBlazers Threads | https://www.threads.net/@meninblazers Rog on Twitter | https://twitter.com/rogbennett Still want to know more about Men in Blazers? Right this way → https://meninblazers.com/ #usmnt #ussoccer #mls #realsaltlake #worldcup #worldcup2026