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#USMNT assistant coaches Jesús Perez and Miguel D’Agostino will be scouting MLS-based World Cup hopefuls this weekend: Perez will see Real Salt Lake-FCD and LAFC-Houston; Miki in attendance for NYCFC-Columbus.

Sergiño Dest enters as a sub for PSV against Ajax, his appearance since suffering a hamstring injury on March 7. #USMNT

Alex Freeman makes his first La Liga start for Villarreal today vs. Celta Vigo. Good timing for the #USMNT defender.

Ricardo Pepi scores his second goal of the game and 13th this Eredivisie season, a new career high for the #USMNT striker. Sixteen goals across all competitions for Pepi.

“Here, there's something deep rooted about soccer.” Perceptions of CF Montreal around MLS have hit a low ebb this year. Yet enormous possibility exists in Canada's second-largest metropolis, from its vibrant supporter culture to a teeming local talent pool. I took a deep dive for Backheeled:

Tim Ream listed as “out” with groin injury on Charlotte’s injury report ahead of Wednesday’s MLS match at Orlando. (He sat out the second half Saturday.) #usmnt

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.

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

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.

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

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

Answering the four biggest questions facing the #USMNT and U.S. Soccer following Matt Crocker’s sudden pre-World Cup departure: www.foxsports.com/stories/socc...

Johnny Cardoso is heading to the UEFA Champions League semifinals. #USMNT

#USMNT’s Johnny Cardoso on the bench

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...

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.

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

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

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: www.foxsports.com/stories/socc...

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.

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.”

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

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.

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.” www.foxsports.com/stories/socc...

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...

“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.” www.foxsports.com/stories/socc...

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.

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

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.

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.

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.”

#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.

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

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

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.” ⁦‪ www.foxsports.com/stories/socc...

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.” ⁦‪ www.foxsports.com/stories/socc...

“I think we all felt like we should have and could have done better today.” ⁦ www.foxsports.com/stories/socc...

Oh boy. THAT chant ringing out loud and clear repeatedly at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City tonight toward the end of El Tri-Portugal. Can’t imagine that this won’t also happen at the World Cup.

Four takeaways from the #USMNT’s 5-2 loss to Belgium in Atlanta: ‬⁩ www.foxsports.com/stories/socc...

#USMNT lineup v. Belgium. Huge opportunity for Matt Turner, who makes his first international appearance in nine months. Looks like it will be Pochettino’s favored 4-2-3-1 formation — NOT a back three — with Tim Weah deployed at right back.

Mauricio Pochettino said yesterday that he won’t reach out to guys he leaves off the #USMNT World Cup roster. “If I’m the player I say, ‘Why you call me for bad news?’ If they need to call me I'm very open to explain…of course it's going to be really sad to make some decisions.”

When Kevin De Bruyne says that he expects a challenge due to Belgium playing a team who won't set up in a low block, at first it seems like he's giving the USMNT credit on home soil. Then you realize Belgium hasn't faced a top international challenge since 2024 www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...

"You can definitely feel the energy in the team…the excitement for the tournament is obviously starting to get real." www.foxsports.com/stories/socc...

No surprise that #USMNT v. Mexico — an international soccer rivalry that goes all the way back to 1934 — cracks our list. www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/...

#USMNT and Benfica CB prospect Joshua Wydner is closing in on a short-term loan to the Columbus Crew, per multiple sources. Wydner, 20, has made one senior appearance for Benfica.

MLS will play a condensed three-month “Sprint Season in the first half of 2027 before re-aligning its calendar to mirror European leagues. Details: www.foxsports.com/stories/socc...

#USMNT standout Weston McKennie will star in “Destination World Cup,” an original six-part docuseries from streaming service Tubi that also features Spain’s Marc Cucurella and Wales’ Harry Wilson. The first episode premieres April 30. ⁦‪ www.foxsports.com/stories/socc...

“It's still open,” #USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino said of the race to earn one of 26 available spots on the squad at this summer’s World Cup on home soil. “It's not the final roster.” ⁦ www.foxsports.com/stories/socc...

Pochettino, answering a question about Tanner Tessmann’s versatility, mentions Weston McKennie: “Weston is another player that the coaching staff really appreciates that profile of player.” #USMNT