Mauricio Pochettino said he’s looking forward to seeing how the returning veterans combine with the teenagers he introduced to the team during the fall international window. He also explained his center forward call-ups — Folarin Balogun‘s return and Ricardo Pepi‘s omission.

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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,...