Sebastian Berhalter assisted with a header in his first official game for Middlesbrough, a 1-0 win over Wrexham in the first round of the English League Cup. Max Arfsten also started, despite training only twice since arriving from the Columbus Crew.
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Max Arfsten joins Aidan Morris and Sebastian Berhalter at Middlesbrough
Boro will pay a reported $7.5 million to the Columbus Crew for Arfsten, who rose to prominence on the USMNT under Mauricio Pochettino. Elsewhere, Tanner Tessmann’s Lyon struggled in Champions league opener.
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Top 5 games this weekend: Tracking USMNT World Cup hopefuls in England, Italy and Scotland and MLS
The games are now massively important in many countries within Europe, and American players will have a big role across the board. Whether it be Aidan Morris in the promotional playoffs, Tyler Adams in Bournemouth’s big push for Europe, Christian Pulisic looking to get AC Milan back to the UEFA Champions League or Auston Trusty taking part in the Old Firm derby, there […]
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Top 5 games this weekend: Tracking U.S. World Cup hopefuls in Italy, France and MLS. Plus, an American in the Eternal Derby.
There is a strong argument that the top story on the U.S. national team is Christian Pulisic’s form.
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Max Arfsten on his Fresno youth soccer, college ball, and playing outside back for the USA
In 2025, Arfsten led the USMNT field players in starts (16) and minutes (1,085) — and did so as an outlier in this era of American soccer.
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Joe Scally: Bundesliga’s young iron man gets another chance to impress Pochettino
Joe Scally’s pro stats are remarkable for a 22-year-old: 108 Bundesliga starts in 130 appearances for Borussia Mönchengladbach.
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Tab Ramos on the USA’s pre-World Cup friendlies: ‘Wins matter’
“Players gain confidence, the team plays better, fan support and excitement increases, the game benefits all over the country. And coaches sleep at night.”
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USA-Japan Men’s Friendly Player Ratings
Mauricio Pochettino made five changes to the starting lineup from its 2-0 loss on Saturday to South Korea. They included goalscorers Alex Zendejas and Folarin Balogun.
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What They’re Saying: Max Arfsten
Max Arfsten on USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino having his back and that of his teammates