The USA’s depth could be tested earlier than expected at the World Cup. The injury to Christian Pulisic appears to be more of a concern than initially expected, with the star winger spending the first three days of the week training on his own after coming off at halftime in the tournament-opening win over Paraguay. […]
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Gio Reyna seizes his second World Cup chance on a team where ‘everybody loves each other’
When the USA ended a four-decade absence by qualifying for the 1990 World Cup, a dynamic 20-year-old attacker earned a spot on the roster. Eric Wynalda added a spark of creativity and struck the ball with unique accuracy. But 52 minutes into the USA’s opener, a 5-1 loss to Czechoslovakia, Wynalda was red-carded. Wynalda said […]
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‘It doesn’t matter’: U.S. star Gio Reyna looks past World Cup scandal
U.S. soccer star Gio Reyna on Tuesday said he has put the controversy of the 2022 World Cup behind him and is solely focussed on helping the co-hosts succeed this summer. Four years ago the United States midfielder was almost sent home from Qatar after a bust-up with then-coach Gregg Berhalter, in a lurid row […]
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The USMNT questions that need to be answered in its two friendlies
Earlier this week, U.S. men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino named his roster for the World Cup and it was not without debate. While it is true that every coach in the tournament had to make painful and debatable cuts, the USMNT is faced with additional issues of roster balance, depth in key positions, […]
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Praiseworthy Gio Reyna offers Poch unique talent
Mauricio Pochettino does not hand out praise readily, but he singled out the selection of Gio Reyna to the 2026 World Cup team. He described the 23-year-old Borussia Mönchengladbach midfielder as an “amazing talent” at Tuesday’s press conference following the introduction of the 26-player USMNT for the World Cup. Pochettino tipped Reyna’s World Cup experience […]
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Reyna included in US World Cup squad, four years after Doha drama
United States coach Mauricio Pochettino named Giovanni Reyna in his 26-strong for the World Cup on Tuesday, four years after the midfielder was almost sent home from the 2022 tournament in Qatar following a bust-up with former coach Gregg Berhalter. Borussia Monchengladbach attacking midfielder Reyna appeared as a substitute in the USA’s friendly defeats to […]
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Reyna, Berhalter, Roldan and Co., on making the World Cup squad
U.S. players shared their emotions of making the USA’s World Cup squad and the impact they hope to make. “I called my parents right away. They were waiting anxiously. Like me and my wife, obviously very, very excited. … I think all 26 guys are appreciative to be here. We’re a country now that has […]
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USMNT World Cup Hopefuls: Goals for Reyna, Berhalter, Luna and Pepi
The reasons for optimism from this weekend’s U.S. national team pool in club action included: Gio Reyna scoring in his longest appearance (32 minutes) for Borussia Mönchengladbach since December, and goals by Diego Luna, Sebastian Berhalter and Ricardo Pepi. Most disconcerting was Christian Pulisic missing AC Milan’s game for what Italian reported as glute muscle […]
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Three USMNT players with the most to prove in friendlies vs. Belgium and Portugal
The U.S. men’s national team is set to play two friendlies this week, setting up in Atlanta for matches against Belgium on Saturday and Portugal on Tuesday.
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Top 5 games: Tracking U.S. World Cup hopefuls in Germany, France, MLS and Spain
Gio Reyna might make the World Cup team, but he still needs to salvage his club career.