Twenty-four days ago, the USA beat Paraguay 4-1 — scoring more goals in its 2026 World Cup opener than the three it managed during its entire run at the 2002 World Cup.
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The USA continues its World Cup festival by winning with fortitude and flair
On Tuesday, U.S. defender Chris Richards was asked about watching other teams’ games during this World Cup.
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USMNT’s critical partnership, Tim Ream and Chris Richards
Chris Richards was 10 years old when Tim Ream made his USMNT debut in 2010. In his 2020 debut at age 20, Richards joined a 33-year-old Ream on the backline in a 1-0 win over Panama. At this World Cup, the Richards-Ream partnership in the central defense has been a crucial ingredient to U.S. success. […]
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Chris Richards says he’s ready to take call
Chris Richards only broke into the USMNT backline during the 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign.
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Pochettino frustrated by injured Richards’ World Cup status
Coach Mauricio Pochettino on Friday said injured defender Chris Richards will not play in the United States’ friendly against Germany and expressed frustration that the player’s status in the World Cup squad remains in doubt. Crystal Palace center-back Richards has 36 US caps and would likely be Pochettino’s first-choice at the heart of defense alongside […]
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More Chris Richards’ injury worries
Center back Chris Richards, probably the one player the USMNT cannot afford to lose for the World Cup, has torn two ligaments in his left ankle.
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Top 5 games this weekend: Tracking USMNT World Cup hopefuls in England, Spain, the Netherlands and MLS
We are officially in the final month of the European season while MLS enters its 11th round of games. Most importantly, Mauricio Pochettino will name his World Cup roster later this month, heightening the drama around the games in the coming weeks. When selecting our top five games of the weekend, we will start in […]
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Chris Richards’ Crystal Palace moves closer to UEFA Conference League final
• Shakhtar Donetsk 1-3 Crystal Palace: Chris Richards has won two domestic trophies with Crystal Palace in the last year. Palace moved closer to playing for its first European trophy, beating Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 in Shakhtar’s home leg of the UEFA Conference League semifinals played in Krakow, Poland. 📈 Stats: Richards played 90 minutes, extending […]
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USMNT’s March backslide: Formation changes leave even more to untangle
For the U.S. national team, the March international window was both a gut check and a gut punch. The gap was wide at times between the USMNT and the top-tier European teams it faced. Mauricio Pochettino’s team had decent moments in both games, but both Belgium and Portugal raised their levels to a height the […]
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Tab Ramos on Pochettino’s USMNT: ‘We are all probably more confused than when he arrived’
“It’s definitely time to be concerned. We can only kick the can down the road so many times.”