By Samuel Charles @SoccerIsArt Paul Pogba is going to be the face of France as thehost nation of Euro 2016 is one of the favorites this summer, but the kid from the suburbs of Paris didn’t get there by accident, and American teen Christian Pulisic coulddo worse than to follow his lead. From afar, Paul […]
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USA-Bolivia International Friendly Player Ratings
USA-BOLIVIA EXPRESS: May 28 in Kansas City, Kansas USA 4, Bolivia 0. Goals: Zardes 26, 52, Brooks 37, Pulisic 69. ———————————– A feeble display by Bolivia confirmed its placing among the Conmebol doormats, yet several Americans strengthened their cases for Copa Centenario minutesby rolling to a 4-0 victory Saturday in Kansas City. Gyasi Zardes scored […]
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USA-Bolivia: Will youth movement continue?
Christian Pulisic has made only two brief appearances for the USA — 10 minutes against Guatemala in March and 28 minutes against Ecuador on Wednesday — but already the 17-year-oldPennsylvanian has impressed his coach, Jurgen Klinsmann, enough that he’s in contention to start at the Copa Centenario. Saturday’s match against Bolivia in Kansas City should […]
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USA-Ecuador International Friendly Player Ratings
USA-ECUADOR EXPRESS: May 25 in Frisco, Tex. USA 1, Ecuador 0. Goal: Nagbe 90.Att.: 9,893. ———————————————— Halftime subs Bobby Wood and DarlingtonNagbe revived a sluggish U.S. attack and in the final minutes they teamed up to score the goal by which the U.S. beat Ecuador, 1-0. The Americans started poorly and seldomtroubled the Ecuadoran defense in the first half but […]
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U.S. Copa Centenario roster: Klinsmann on his 50-50 calls
U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann named his 23-player roster for the Copa Centenario. He said there were a lot of 50-50 decisions, about whom he’d take to the Copa Centenario andspecifically whom he’d start in goal. He took Michael Orozco over Omar Gonzalez, Timmy Chandler over Edgar Castillo and Tim Ream, Perry Kitchen over Danny […]
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U.S. Abroad: Pulisic breaks Bundesliga scoring record
Christian Pulisic set a Bundesliga scoring record as he became the youngest player in the history of the league to score his second career goal in Borussia Dortmund’s 3-0 win at VfB Stuttgart.Pulisic, who doesn’t turn 18 for another five months, also scored a week earlier forDortmund in a 3-0 over Hamburg. Pulisic scored on […]
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Klinsmann: Pulisic making case for Copa Centenario
Could 17-year-old Christian Pulisic sneak into the USA’s roster for this summer’s Copa Centenario? Unlike Julian Green, who had one cameo appearance for Bayern Munich before being pickedfor the USA’s 2014 World Cup team, Pulisic has started — and scored — for Borussia Dortmund and seen consistent minutes this spring. Jurgen Klinsmann on the case […]
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U.S. Abroad: Pulisic makes history with first goal
Christian Pulisicbecame the youngest foreign-born player to score in the Bundesliga when he scored Borussia Dortmund’s first goal in a 3-0 win over Hamburg. The 17-year-old Pulisic,who played the entire 90 minutes for the first time in seven Bundesliga appearances, is the fourth youngest player to score in a Bundesliga match. The youngest player to score […]
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Yes, Dortmund was a better place to be than North Korea
The Borussia Dortmund-Liverpool Europa League showdown was not only a battle of former European champions and two clubs who share a special bond — they even sing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at theWestfalenstadion — it marked the return of Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp to Dortmund, where he led BVB to back-to-back Bundesliga titles in 2011 […]
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What They're Saying: Christian Pulisic
“It’s amazing just to meet all these guys. They took me in right away and it felt good to be part of the team. To get on the field, obviously, it’s been a dream of mine to play forthe U.S. national team so it finally came true, and I’m thankful.” — Christian Pulisic, the youngest […]