U.S. national team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has added 17-year-old Christian Pulisic from Germany’s Borussia Dortmund and Graham Zusi from Sporting Kansas City for Tuesday’sWorld Cup 2018 qualifier against Guatemala in Columbus, Ohio. This is the first call-up for Pulisic, who missed the game against Guatemala in Guatemala City because of an earinfection. Zusi, who […]
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Christian Pulisic might join USA in Columbus
German club Borussia Dortmund announced that its 17-year-old American, Christian Pulisic, was called up to the U.S. national team for the two World Cup qualifiers against Guatemala, but he hasbeen retained in Dortmund because of an infection. He could still join the national team for the second game Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. It is not […]
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Pulisic's Dortmund advances in Europa League
Christian Pulisic made his second appearance for Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League as he came off the bench in a 2-1 win at Tottenham that moved it into the last eight. The 17-year-oldPennsylvanian was making his first appearance for Dortmund’s first team since Feb. 21. Borussia Dortmund was joined by Liverpool, managed by its […]
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What They're Saying: Jurgen Klinsmann
“I think it’s giving him compliments, giving him encouragement, but keeping things on the ground is very important right now. I talk to his coach, I will talk to him and keep things balanced. That’s alot for not even an 18-year-old. We’ll keep things grounded, but we are excited that we have a talent like […]
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Making a List: Youngest Americans in UEFA competitions
Christian Pulisic, 17, became the youngest American to play a UEFA competition when he played the last three minutes in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-0 win over Porto in the Europa League. He’s alsothe second youngest player to play in the Europa League after Frenchman Kylian Mbappe, who debuted for Monaco at the age of 16 in […]
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What They're Saying: David Wagner
“It wasn’t a surprise for me. I spoke with Jurgen Klinsmann maybe a year ago and we spoke about Christian’s quality, unbelievable quality for his age. I expected he would play in theBundesliga, but that it was so quick is great for him. He’s one of the biggest talents I’ve seen play in Germany.” — […]
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Pulisic named to Dortmund's Europa League roster
Borussia Dortmund named 17-year-old Christian Pulisic to its Europa League squad for the round of 32 against Porto. Pulisic debuted for BVB in the 2-0 win over FC Ingolstadt on Saturday. Alsopromoted was 20-year-old Slovenian defender Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
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Christian Pulisic, 'the American Jewel,' must be protected
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) I can think of 10 reasons we should be excited about Christian Pulisic. Those are each of the 10touches on the Pulisic compilation video from his debut, at the age of 17, for Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Was each touch perfect? No, butthey were made confidently, almost all in attacking positions, […]
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Making a List: Youngest U.S. teen debuts in Europe
At the age of 17, Christian Pulisic broke the record for the youngest American ever to make his league debut in a major European league by more than 11 months. Youngest U.S. Teen Debuts (Major European Leagues) 1. Christian Pulisic (17 years, 3 months), Bor. Dortmund/GER 2. FreddyAdu (18 years, 3 months), Sporting/POR 3. *Neven […]