USMNT to call up 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan for upcoming friendlies
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First seen16 Sept, 19:25USMNT to call up 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan for upcoming friendlies
Sullivan has six goals and eight assists post-World Cup US play four games in upcoming window Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan is set to earn his first international call-up with the United States men’s national team later this month, a source with knowledge of the roster told the Guardian on Wednesday. The source requested anonymity as they were not authorized to discuss the roster. The US will face Chile, Peru, Mexico and Canada in late September and early October, with US head coach Mauricio Pochettino expected to announce his roster on Thursday morning. ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle was first to report news of Sullivan’s inclusion. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Pablo Iglesias Maurer
Latest8h agoCavan Sullivan in, Christian Pulisic out: takeaways from the latest USMNT roster
Mauricio Pochettino has called in a youthful group for the upcoming friendlies. Here are the big takeaways It was reasonable to expect that Mauricio Pochettino’s first United States squad after this summer’s World Cup would turn the page for a new cycle. Instead, given the youthfulness of his selections, even a fast-forward reference feels like too dated a reference. Cavan Sullivan is poised to make his US senior debut, with the 16-year-old chosen for Pochettino’s 28-man squad for the September/October window. Sullivan is one of 13 players who could debut for the national team in the coming weeks, with four friendlies to be played across the country. Should he see the field, Sullivan would become the fourth-youngest player to represent the US, a record still held by Freddy Adu. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Jeff Rueter