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.”
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Game Report: USA-Portugal Men’s Friendly Player Ratings
The United States closed out the March international window with a 2-0 loss to Portugal.
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USA aims for rebound against Portugal with Chris Richards available
A possible option to shoring up the USA’s defense that conceded five goals against Belgium appeared on Monday.
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Injuries rule out two U.S. defenders, adding another dimension to the USMNT’s test against Belgium
News of injuries to Chris Richards and Miles Robinson compounded the concerns over the USMNT’s most suspect sector: the central defense.
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Top 5 games: Tracking U.S. World Cup hopefuls in Germany, Italy, England and MLS
This weekend likely marks the final round of games for American players before U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino names his roster for the March friendlies.