regular and post-season games, Wegerle failed to produce as United coach Bruce Arena expected. Tampa Bay Mutiny As a result, Wegerle became part of what is considered the most lop-sided trade in league history, when D.C. sent him to the Tampa Bay Mutiny for Roy Lassiter on April 26, 1998. Lassiter was MLS's all-time leading goalscorer; Wegerle played the rest of the 1998 season for the Mutiny, scoring a single goal, then retired. International career Wegerle gained his U.S. citizenship in 1991, after being eligible through his American wife. He made his national team debut on May 30, 1992, against the Republic of Ireland, and would go on to record 41 caps and score seven goals for his adopted country. On January 8, 1994, Wegerle injured his knee and underwent numerous arthroscopic surgeries, but he was able to recover in time to become a key player for the U.S. in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. By 1998, his repeated injuries had hobbled Wegerle. He enjoyed a brief resurgence leading up to the 1998 FIFA World Cup, but never became the key player he had been in 1994. According to former U.S. national team coach Steve Sampson, Wegerle came to him and assistant coach Clive Charles between the February 25, 1998 game at Belgium and the March 14, 1998 match against Paraguay in San Diego and said he had personal knowledge of an affair between U.S. team captain John Harkes and Amy Wynalda, the wife of U.S. striker Eric Wynalda. As a result, Harkes was dropped from the team. The U.S. would go on to finish in last place at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. International goals Personal life He is the younger brother of former NASL-ers Geoff Wegerle and Steve Wegerle. All three played for Tampa Bay at some point in their careers. Golf career Since his retirement, Wegerle has been trying to make it as a professional golfer. Media career He had a brief stay as a co-host of MLS Extratime on ESPN2. References External links Excellent account of Wegerle at QPR NASL/MISL stats 1964 births Living people All-American men's college soccer players American soccer players United States men's international soccer players South African soccer players South African people of Scottish descent South African people of German descent Arcadia Shepherds F.C. players Alumni of Pretoria Boys High School American expatriate soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers