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HERRIMAN, Utah — The first time Nick Rimando crossed paths with Kyle Beckerman, the goalkeeper felt compelled to engage in something of a rescue operation.
It was the summer of 2000, and Beckerman was a teenage rookie who had just signed on with the Miami Fusion after starring for the U.S. under-17 national team. He was living with the late Doug Hamilton, Miami’s general manager at the time.
“It was like kind of still living at home, but at somebody else’s house,” Beckerman said in an exclusive…