Editing Marcelo Balboa (section)

==International career==
Balboa earned his first cap with [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]] on January 10, 1988, against [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]]. He anchored the American defense in the [[Football World Cup 1990|1990]] and the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]]s, in the latter receiving international attention for his near miss with a [[bicycle kick]]<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Simpson|first1=Paul|last2=Hesse|first2=Uli|title=Who Invented the Bicycle Kick?|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_spot/2014/06/19/who_invented_the_bicycle_kick_the_history_of_soccer_s_most_impressive_maneuver.html|journal=Slate|date=June 19, 2014 |access-date=27 May 2018}}</ref> in the United States' win over [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]]. He was named [[U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year]] in 1992 and 1994. In 1995, he became the first United States player to break the 100-[[cap (football)|cap]] barrier. In [[FIFA World Cup|1998]], he joined [[Tab Ramos]] and [[Eric Wynalda]] as the first United States players to play in three World Cups. Balboa ended his United States career with 128 caps and 13 goals, and his final appearance came in a friendly against [[Iran national football team|Iran]] on January 16, 2000.