Davies thrilled to help bring a World Cup to the country that welcomed him
VANCOUVER — Prior to last week, the biggest crowd Alphonso Davies had ever spoken in front of was a soccer team.
So it was a baptism of fire when the 17-year-old walked out on stage at the Expocentre in Moscow on Wednesday to address the over 200 delegates at the FIFA Congress and a world-wide television audience.
“Going into I didn’t know what I was expecting,” Davies said Tuesday after practising with Major League Soccer’s Vancouver Whitecaps. “When I walked into the place I was shocked. I didn’t think it was going to be that big.
“When I got on stage I was a little bit nervous. Once I started telling my story I got comfortable.”