In the week ahead of facing Jamaica next Thursday, U.S. star Christian Pulisic will have flown from Milan to Prague for a Thursday Europa League game (a 90-minute flight) before AC Milan’s Sunday afternoon Serie A game in Verona, 100 miles east of Milan. Then comes the 20-hour trip from Italy — no non-stops from Milan —  to DFW, the Dallas metroplex airport.

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Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards,...