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Folarin Balogun extends his Ligue 1 scoring streak to eight games. The #USMNT striker now has 18 goals on the season across all competitions for Monaco.

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Tim Ream subbed out at halftime with Charlotte scoreless at NYCFC. #USMNT

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New Jersey-born, Columbia University-educated Pellegrino Matarazzo becomes the first American coach to win a major European title as his Real Sociedad beats Atletico Madrid (and #USMNT midfielder Johnny Cardoso) on penalties to claim Spain’s Copa del Rey.

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Haji Wright is officially Premier League-bound, as Coventry comes back to tie Blackburn and clinch promotion to England’s vaunted top flight. #USMNT

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Arda Güler is gonna be a problem for the #USMNT this summer.

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Matt Crocker Leaves U.S. Soccer: Is This A Big Deal? Does It Affect Pochettino? Let's answer the four biggest questions following Matt Crocker's decision to step down as U.S. Soccer's sporting director.

Answering the four biggest questions facing the #USMNT and U.S. Soccer following Matt Crocker’s sudden pre-World Cup departure:
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Johnny Cardoso is heading to the UEFA Champions League semifinals. #USMNT

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#USMNT’s Johnny Cardoso on the bench

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Sources: U.S. Soccer's Matt Crocker To Take Saudi Arabia Role Ahead of World Cup Matt Crocker is leaving his position as U.S. Soccer’s sporting director to take a similar role with Saudi Arabia, multiple sources told me on Monday.

Per multiple sources, Matt Crocker is leaving his role as U.S. Soccer sporting director for a similar role with Saudi Arabia: www.foxsports.com/stories/socc...

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Christian Pulisic’s goal drought has now reached 16 games for club and country. The World Cup opener for the #USMNT is 62 days away.

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Ricardo Pepi scores his 14th goal of the season for PSV in just under 2,000 Eredivisie and UEFA Champions League minutes, or about one every 86 on average. #USMNT

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In his return from injury, Tyler Adams plays the final 25 minutes (inc. stoppage time) off the bench to help Bournemouth stun Premier League-leading Arsenal in London. #USMNT

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So do I.

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How Patrick Agyemang's Shattered World Cup Dream Changes USA's 2026 Roster Patrick Agyemang's season-ending injury headlines this week's USA Stock Watch.

Patrick Agyemang was probably going to make the #USMNT’s World Cup roster, which is why I can’t quite shake what he told me in Atlanta last month. “This career is short. You have to enjoy it.”
On Agyemang, and the players now vying for the injured striker’s spot:
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So Atletico Madrid’s Johnny Cardoso, who’s out for today’s UEFA Champions League quarterfinal opener v. Barcelona, is actually injured (like #USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino said) and not completely fine (as per some random fan account). Shocker.

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Derby County update on #USMNT striker Patrick Agyemang confirms the worst:

“As a result of this injury, Patrick will unfortunately miss this summer’s FIFA World Cup.”

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Weston McKennie scores his ninth goal of the season across all competitions for Juventus (and first at club level since Feb. 25). #USMNT

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Exquisite chip by Folarin Balogun following a 50-yard run puts Monaco up 2-0 over Marseille and #USMNT teammate Tim Weah. Balogun has now scored in six consecutive Ligue 1 matches.

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Projecting the USA's 2026 World Cup Roster Following Losses To Portugal, Belgium Coming out of a brutal March window, who is most likely to make the USA's World Cup roster?

Mauricio Pochettino learned plenty about the #USMNT over the last week, information that will go a long way toward informing his final World Cup roster decisions. Many hard choices await. “It’s going to be difficult,” he said, “only to pick 26.”
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The Best Soccer Show Soccer Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Hosted by the voice of the American fan, Jason Davis (SiriusXM), and the clown prince of soccer, Jared Dubois (JD & The Rod), The Best Soccer Show is dedicated to all things American Soccer, covering …

News, The Best Soccer Show edition: No live episode tonight, but you'll have a new post-USMNT window review show featuring @dougmcintyre.bsky.social in your podcast feed early tomorrow morning. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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4 Takeaways From USA's 2-0 Loss To Portugal in Pre-World Cup Friendly Two games against elite competition; two discouraging losses for the USA. Four takeaways from Tuesday’s contest.

“The results are not what we want, obviously…there are pockets of positives and little details that can take us to the next level. It's important that we continue to work on them, and work on them quickly.”
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Portugal’s starting lineup and bench for tonight’s match against the #USMNT in Atlanta. Up to 11 subs available to both teams once again.

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#USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino makes six changes to the lineup that started Saturday’s 5-2 loss to Belgium.

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Wisconsin-born Esmir Bajraktarević converts the shootout attempt that sends Bosnia to the World Cup and keeps four-time champ Italy out for the third consecutive tournament. Bajraktarević played one match for the #USMNT, in early 2024, before switching allegiance.

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The #USMNT now knows its final first round opponent at the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Türkiye beats Kosovo 1-0 to join the Americans, Australia and Paraguay in Group D.

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Pochettino says he hasn’t spoken to anyone at Tottenham Hotspur or Real Madrid about taking over after the World Cup, suggests he could remain with the #USMNT when his contract expires in the summer. “I am very happy here.”

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#USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino says Johnny Cardoso won’t play against Portugal tomorrow and that he’ll return to Atletico Madrid to rehab a minor injury.

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Chris Richards, knee taped, on the training field here in suburban Atlanta. #USMNT

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#USMNT CB Chris Richards says his knee is “fine” and that he’s available to play against Portugal tomorrow.

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USA's Stars Ready to Redeem Themselves in Yet Another Tough Pre-World Cup Test Following an embarrassing loss to Belgium, the USA has a golden chance to redeem itself in Tuesday's tuneup against Portugal.

For a #USMNT squad coming off an embarrassing loss to one of Europe’s elite teams, tomorrow’s World Cup warmup against an even better Portugal can’t come soon enough.

“We want to get a good result on Tuesday, and that's what we're going to do.” ⁦‪
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