COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — U.S. men’s national team coach Mauricio Pochettino called the change in climate between matches in Austin and Denver this window a “massive risk” to his players, after star Christian Pulisic left Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Australia in the first half with a hamstring complaint. “It’s not a criticism, but when you have days in training in …
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AUSTIN, Texas — For the first 23 minutes of Friday’s 1-1 draw with Ecuador, the U.S. pushed forward and created one chance after another. In the sixth minute, Folarin Balogun took off on a fantastic individual run after winning the ball back near midfield and earned a corner. Two minutes later, Balogun and Malik Tillman played a combination that sprung Balogun in …
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The thing to know about Mauricio Pochettino is that, in his view, there is knowledge in not knowing. In a meditation on his unifying theory on the nature of knowledge that called to mind Donald Rumsfeld’s famous “unknown unknowns” diatribe, the Argentinian explained on Thursday why he never tells potential United States men’s national team players why they weren’t called …
Read More »ATLANTA (Oct. 2, 2025) – With the road to the World Cup continuing in October, U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Mauricio Pochettino has selected 26 players to prepare for the upcoming matches against World Cup-bound opponents Ecuador and Australia. Players will begin reporting Oct. 4 into Austin. The USA will first host Ecuador, presented by AT&T, on Oct. 10 at …
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Mauricio Pochettino has named a 26-player roster for the US men’s national team’s upcoming friendlies against Ecuador and Australia that includes many familiar names – and has one very notable omission. Bournemouth midfielder Tyler Adams, a usual mainstay of the squad who captained the US at the 2022 World Cup, is not included, with Pochettino breaking the news that the …
Read More »ATLANTA (Oct. 2, 2025) – With the road to the World Cup continuing in October, U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Mauricio Pochettino has selected 26 players to prepare for the upcoming matches against World Cup-bound opponents Ecuador and Australia. Players will begin reporting Oct. 4 into Austin. The USA will first host Ecuador, presented by AT&T, on Oct. 10 at …
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — One year ago, Mauricio Pochettino sat on a stage in lower Manhattan with a smile on his face, filled with optimism about the job he was taking on. “Everyone thinks that there is no time to prepare and to arrive in our best condition to the World Cup,” Pochettino said that day. “What I wanted to tell you …
Read More »USMNT’s Alejandro Zendejas celebrates after scoring during the first half against Japan at Lower.com Field on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. (John Dorton/ISI Photos/USSF via Getty Images) After a 2-0 loss to South Korea on Saturday, the U.S. men’s national team hoped to get its mojo back with a win. Tuesday’s game had a win-or-go home feel to it, as the …
Read More »USMNT’s Alejandro Zendejas celebrates after scoring during the first half against Japan at Lower.com Field on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. (John Dorton/ISI Photos/USSF via Getty Images) After a 2-0 loss to South Korea on Saturday, the U.S. men’s national team hoped to get its mojo back with a win. Tuesday’s game had a win-or-go home feel to it, as the …
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Mauricio Pochettino insisted his United States side was the “better” team despite falling 2-0 to South Korea on Saturday in the latest demoralizing setback of the head coach’s reign. The USMNT has struggled since Pochettino took over just shy of a year ago, dimming optimism ahead of next summer’s World Cup, and first-half goals from Son Heung-min and Lee Dong-gyeong …
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