The 17-year-old U.S. winger Mathis Albert came on for Borussia Dortmund in the 70th minute of its scoreless tie at Union Berlin for his first Bundesliga appearance of the season. Malik Tillman was once again a late sub for Bayer Leverkusen.
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Game Report: USA-Mexico Men’s Friendly Player Ratings
The USA made it three wins in three games in the extended fall window with a 3-0 win over Mexico in Glendale, Arizona.
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Game Report: USA-Peru Men’s Friendly Player Ratings
Two teenagers scored on their debut and a pair of World Cup 2026 veterans hit the net as the USA opened its new cycle with a 4-1 friendly win over Peru on Saturday.
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What They’re Saying: Malik Tillman
“Personally, it didn’t affect me all that much. Balogun is an important player for us and for the team. Looking back, though, something like that shouldn’t happen. A red card is a red card and it should stand. I don’t know who exerted how much influence in the situation. But when there is a suspension following a red card, you shouldn’t go back afterward, reopen the discussion and change the decision.”
— U.S. midfielder Malik Tillman, reflecting on Folarin Balogun’s lifted red-card suspension at the 2026 World Cup in an interview with the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger.
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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.
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USA takes historic step with win over Aussies in Seattle
Some impressive singing framed the USA’s 2-0 win over Australia. First, the Australian fans sang their anthem. When they finished off — “For those who’ve come across the seas … We’ve boundless plains to share … To advance Australia fair!” — the other 70 percent of fans in Seattle Stadium followed with a rousing “The […]
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USMNT’s encouraging depth: Reyna, Weah, Aaronson and Zendejas provide intriguing options against Australia
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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USA-Paraguay: Three keys to success
The USA opens play at the World Cup on Friday against Paraguay. A cause for optimism has been how much more coordinated the USA looked in the friendly matches against Senegal (3-2 win) and Germany (2-1 loss), which makes sense. The USA will head into the World Cup with the longest stretch Coach Mauricio Pochettino has had […]
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Germany’s rising stars include U.S. dual national Nathaniel Brown
Germany, the USA’s opponent on Saturday in Chicago, has undergone a more extensive personnel overhaul than the USMNT since the teams last met in October 2023. The friendly in East Hartford, Connecticut, marked the debut of current German coach Julian Nagelsmann, while Gregg Berhalter was still on the U.S. sideline. Every U.S. starter from that […]
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Malik Tillman: Part of Bayer’s ‘117 million euro debacle’?
When Bayer Leverkusen lost, 2-0, to Bayern Munich in Wednesday’s German Cup semifinal, Bild newspaper pointed out that four Bayer summer acquisitions, who cost a combined 117 million euro ($137 million), languished on the bench. U.S. midfielder Malik Tillman, acquired on a $41 million transfer fee from PSV to replace Liverpool-bound Florian Wirtz, was the […]