On Friday, ahead of the USMNT’s first game of its second cycle under Mauricio Pochettino, the Argentine coach revisited the Folarin Balogun red-card controversy at this summer’s World Cup. “In the moment I didn’t understand the criticisms well, but now with time, I can see that you have to learn from mistakes and I think […]
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Alex Freeman’s steady, then meteoric rise
If you know anything about Mauricio Pochettino, it’s that he most days doesn’t like to talk about his players in the media. It’s about the team. It’s a collective performance. But after the 2-0 win over Australia, he was happy to make an exception for 21-year-old Alex Freeman, the youngest player on the USMNT’s World Cup team. […]
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USA takes historic step with win over Aussies in Seattle
Some impressive singing framed the USA’s 2-0 win over Australia. First, the Australian fans sang their anthem. When they finished off — “For those who’ve come across the seas … We’ve boundless plains to share … To advance Australia fair!” — the other 70 percent of fans in Seattle Stadium followed with a rousing “The […]
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World Cup scorer Freeman follows NFL father’s footsteps
Alex Freeman said scoring a World Cup goal for the USA in Seattle where his father once scored two touchdowns for the Green Bay Packers was a “full circle family moment.” Emulating his NFL wide receiver dad, Freeman was the first to the ball when Sergino Dest’s effort looped into the air, heading past Australia’s […]
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The game of their lives
It states the obvious to observe that Mauricio Pochettino will need to get career performances out of his players if the USMNT is to go far at the 2026 World Cup. He got them all across the park on Friday in the 4-1 win over Paraguay. We think of Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie still as kids, but they just completed […]
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Patrick Agyemang stretchered off during Derby County win
Derby County center forward Patrick Agyemang, a rare bright spot for USMNT in the March friendlies, needed a stretcher after going down in the 41st minute against Stoke City on Monday. “Pat’s gone off and gone for a scan, so we will have to wait and see,” Derby coach John Eustace said after his team’s […]
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Americans Abroad: Alex Freeman makes his LaLiga debut
Right back Alex Freeman made his Spanish LaLiga debut, coming off the bench in the 73rd minute for Villarreal.
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Ricardo Pepi stays put, as do most USMNT players
The secondary transfer window came and went across most of Europe without a lot of activity on the American front. The big news on Monday, the close of the window in Europe’s big 5 leagues, was that Ricardo Pepi will be staying at PSV for the rest of the 2025-26 season. Despite reports of an agreement between […]
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Tab Ramos on the USMNT’s surge: Pochettino unlocks what gets the best out of American players
As we have at each major step of the USA’s 2026 World Cup preparation, we checked in with U.S. Hall of Famer Tab Ramos for his views on the team’s progress.
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USA pummels Uruguay: Pochettino delivers on what he promised
The cannons held their fire but the crowd roared far more often than anyone would have predicted in a game involving Uruguay famous for its hard-edged defending.