The ASA Board of Directors has selected Christian Filippella as the 2024 Team USA World Cup team captain.
Filippella returns as team Captain after leading the squad in Rome in 2022. He is a deeply accomplished and experienced player: a two-time ASA National Champion, twice World Cup semi-finalist (2018 in the Open and 2022 in Traditional Subbuteo), and a regular competitor in the Italian Serie A. He has played in the last four World Cups as a core member of Team USA and is the only ASA player to have ever won a World Cup medal.
“I’m honored to be the captain once more,” Filippella said. “I’m proud to represent a growing movement in the United States. There is a lot of enthusiasm for the game and it is great to see so much improvement in the last few years.”
The 2024 FISTF World Cup will be staged in Tunbridge Wells, the area where Peter Adolph invented the game in 1946. “I’m excited to play in England again,” Filippella said. “Last time I played there was in 2000 with Italy at the European championships at the old Wembley stadium. I reached the semifinals and it was an amazing experience.”
The USA captain tells us the World Cup squad is about to be announced. Stay tuned!
