Christian Pulisic, whom Mauiricio Pochettino ommitted from the USMNT camp that starts today, scored his first AC Milan goal since December. Ricardo Pepi will miss camp after injured in PSV’s loss and will be replaced by Damion Downs. For more on Americans in Italy, the Netherlands and Scotland. …
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Mauricio Pochettino explains his roster picks
“It’s not a point, now, the first camp of this new cycle, to start to explain why is one [player included], why is another not (included). Because if not, maybe we spend one hour here, or all day. Why not maybe 100 players that are not in the squad, and why are another 28? Always, we work is to try to call the players that we believe are the best for this roster, when we are analyzing all the circumstances, and that’s it.”
— Mauricio Pochettino’s response when queried on Christian Pulisic’s omission from his 28-man roster for the September-October four-game window. For more on what the USMNT boss said about players picked and players left out …
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Americans Abroad: Christian Pulisic comes on at halftime in AC Milan’s Europa League loss
Christian Pulisic entered AC Milan’s home game against Benfica at halftime with the Rossoneri trailing 1-0. Both of his two shots were saved as Benfica prevailed, 2-0. In mid-week LaLiga play, Johnny Cardoso got his first start of the season for Atletico Madrid. For how Americans rated in Wednesday’s Europa League action and Milan coach Ruben Amorim on not starting Pulisic. …
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Americans Abroad (Italy): Christian Pulisic assists in first post-World Cup appearance
In his first competitive action since the 2026 World Cup, Pulisic set up Diego Moreira’s first goal in AC Milan’s 2-2 tie with Lazio. Yunus Musah, who also came on at halftime with Lazio leading, 2-0, helped set up Moreira’s second goal to complete the AC Milan comeback.
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Americans in the Champions League: From Steve Trittschuh to Alex Freeman and George Bello
George Bello and Alex Freeman became the 50th and 51st Americans to play in the UEFA Champions League and before that the European Cup.
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Americans Abroad: Christian Pulisic poised for return on Friday
Christian Pulisic could see his first Italian Serie A action on Friday when AC Milan hosts Venezia, which features American midfielder Gianluca Busio, on Matchday 2. Pulisic returned to full training last week after recovering from a lower leg injury suffered at the World Cup. La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that, despite playing zero minutes […]
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Christian Pulisic meets his new AC Milan coach
The Portuguese Ruben Amorim, AC Milan’s fifth coach since Christian Pulisic joined the Rossoneri in August 2023, met face-to-face with the 27-year-old American for the first time. The injured Pulisic has been training individually while AC Milan’s preseason tour took it to Scotland, Australia and Indonesia. Amorim reportedly outlined to Pulisic the new role he envisions for the American when he returns to action.
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USA flames out. It was fun while it lasted.
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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Tab Ramos on the USA’s ‘Ferrari’ midfield, its chances of winning the World Cup, and the fantastic atmosphere
We checked in with U.S. Hall of Famer and World Cup veteran Tab Ramos for his assessment of the U.S. team ahead of Monday’s round-of-16 clash with Belgium. Ramos has been calling World Cup 2026 games for HBS TV in Philadelphia and Toronto while keeping a close eye on the USMNT. Ramos started for the […]
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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.