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FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — If there’s one universal anxiety that fans of the United States men’s national team share heading into the Americans’ 2026 FIFA World Cup opener against Paraguay just 15 days from Thursday, it has to be Christian Pulisic. Possibly already the greatest attacking talent the country has ever produced, Pulisic has been the USA’s best player and undisputed headliner almost since he first donned a national team jersey […]

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — On Wednesday, reports overseas began to emerge that U.S. men's national team coach Mauricio Pochettino was interviewed by seven-time European champion AC Milan last week about their vacant managerial position. On Thursday, U.S. Soccer CEO JT Batson addressed the news, as Pochettino led the Americans through their paces behind him at the federation’s National Training Center outside of Atlanta. "Mauricio and [his assistant coaches have] been incredibly […]

Shohei Ohtani is amazing; Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, Kyle Tucker and Will Smith can be starters in the MLB All-Star Game in any given year; Max Muncy and Teoscar Hernández are potent forces. But none of them hold a candle to what Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages has been doing at the plate this season. Here's Pages' remarkable play by the numbers: 1: Offensively, Pages leads the Dodgers […]

Forty-eight teams. An extra knockout round. And a draw that, in several groups, looks like FIFA was actively trying to cause chaos. Someone is going to go deep at this tournament that nobody saw coming. The biggest World Cup in history will, of course, still feature powerhouses and expected favorites to win. But more competition means more potential for surprise runs and new fan-favorite squads. Here are four dark-horse teams […]