Christian Pulisic is on the duvet of . He’s in a Fox Sports activities promo and in commercials for deodorant, a sports activities drink and soccer sneakers, amongst different issues.
He’s undeniably the face of each the U.S. males’s nationwide crew and, with the on dwelling floor, the game as an entire on this nation.
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One place you’ll not have discovered him in latest months, nevertheless, is within the scoring column. And on Sunday, amid the worst drought of his marvelous profession, Pulisic was not even in his No. 11 AC Milan uniform.
Slated to begin in a 3-2 dwelling loss to Atalanta, the 27-year-old attacker was dominated out with a gluteal muscle pressure. It’s unclear whether or not he’ll return for the final two Serie A matches earlier than World Cup coaching camp opens Might 27 within the Atlanta space.
The damage is the most recent downer in a marketing campaign that started in model late final summer time however turned bitter in 2026.
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Now the query is whether or not he’ll regain his well being and type earlier than the largest few weeks of his life.
USMNT star Christian Pulisic faces an important race towards time to regain his type earlier than the World Cup kicks off in June.
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Pulisic was one in all Serie A’s greatest gamers the primary half of the season, recording 4 objectives and two assists in his first 5 matches and, after shaking off a hamstring damage suffered on U.S. task in October, including 4 objectives in 4 appearances.
Since New 12 months’s Day, although, Pulisic has gone 17 membership matches, together with 11 begins, with out a aim. He additionally confirmed frustration in late March when he failed to attain and didn’t have a lot affect on U.S. friendlies towards Belgium and Portugal.
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“I do know I’ll get to the opposite facet, and issues are going to click on,” he mentioned after these shedding tuneups in Atlanta. In 5 Milan matches since, nevertheless, he has failed to attain.
Pulisic’s qualities go effectively past scoring. Before everything, he’s a creator. Accordingly, he shouldn’t be fully outlined by his scoring rut. However amid the skid, his play has slipped and he hasn’t carried himself with the identical confidence and swagger.
His partnership with main scorer Rafael Leão is reportedly damaged, and AC Milan has gone 2-5-1 over eight matches to slide into fourth place, 18 factors behind archrival Inter Milan.
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San Siro started emptying early within the second half Sunday with Milan trailing by three objectives.
Prioritizing a 2026-27 Champions League berth as a top-four finisher, Pulisic & Co. will end the season towards Genoa and Cagliari the following two Sundays.
U.S. World Cup preparations will embody friendlies towards Senegal on Might 31 in Charlotte and Germany on June 6 in Chicago. The Group D opener is six days later towards Paraguay in metro Los Angeles.
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As poor as issues have turned for Pulisic, there are these hopeful parts:
The U.S. has three strikers having fun with productive seasons — Monaco’s Folarin Balogun, Coventry Metropolis’s Haji Wright and PSV Eindhoven’s Ricardo Pepi — to assist alleviate stress on their star teammate.
And looking out again on the run-up to the 2022 World Cup, Pulisic had only one aim in 18 matches throughout all competitions for Chelsea. Then in Qatar, he assisted on Tim Weah’s aim within the opener towards Wales and scored the lone aim towards Iran to safe passage to the knockout stage earlier than aiding on Wright’s Spherical-of-16 aim towards the Netherlands.
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Right here’s how the remainder of the U.S. roster contenders fared over the weekend:
Netherlands
In his first begin since March 7, when he injured a hamstring, Sergiño Dest began at left again (as an alternative of his typical function on the proper) and assisted on Pepi’s aim late within the first half of PSV Eindhoven’s 4-1 victory at Go Forward Eagles.
Dest performed 65 minutes, Pepi 86 for the Eredivisie champions. In scoring his fifteenth league aim in simply 25 appearances and 15 begins, Pepi has 5 objectives prior to now 4 matches. He additionally scored three Champions League objectives.
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Germany
Midfielder Gio Reyna scored his first Bundesliga aim since January 2025, a stoppage-time tally in Mönchengladbach’s 3-1 loss at Augsburg. Nonetheless with out a beginning task since Dec. 19, he entered within the 58th minute of the membership’s penultimate match.
Normally a proper again or wing, American Joe Scally went the gap at left again. Augsburg heart again Noahkai Banks didn’t play for the sixth consecutive match.
In his seventh straight look as a sub, midfielder Malik Tillman entered within the sixty fifth minute of Bayer Leverkusen’s 3-1 loss at Stuttgart.
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England
Fulham left again Antonee Robinson made his second straight 90-minute effort in a 1-0 loss to Bournemouth, which prolonged its Premier League unbeaten streak to 16. Midfielder Tyler Adams entered within the forty third minute for the Cherries, who’ve risen to sixth place and into good place to qualify for the Europa League and even the Champions League.
Three days after advancing to the Convention League closing, heart again Chris Richards performed 90 minutes in Crystal Palace’s 2-2 draw with Everton. The Eagles will go to second-place Manchester Metropolis on Wednesday.
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Within the first leg of a promotion playoff semifinal, defensive midfielder Aidan Morris performed 90 in Middlesbrough’s 0-0 dwelling draw with Southampton. The second leg is Tuesday, with the winner going through Millwall or Hull Metropolis within the Might 23 closing at Wembley.
Wright accomplished his 17-goal season for promoted Coventry Metropolis final week.
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson performed 63 minutes as Leeds got here from behind to attract with relegation-threatened Tottenham Hotspur, 1-1.
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France
Defensive midfielder Tanner Tessmann has been shut down for the remainder of Olympique Lyonnais’ season with a muscle pressure, forcing him to overlook the ultimate two matches. The severity of the damage was not disclosed.
The Alabama native appeared in 41 matches throughout all competitions and began 28.
Balogun went with out a aim for simply the third time in 13 Monaco matches throughout a 1-0 loss to Lille.
In his twenty seventh Ligue 1 begin, heart again Mark McKenzie went 90 in Toulouse’s 2-1 win over Olympique Lyonnais.
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Weah, who sat out final week on a yellow-card suspension, was sidelined with an unspecified damage and missed Olympique Marseille’s 1-0 triumph at Le Havre.
Italy
Weston McKennie began in central midfield and logged 86 minutes in Juventus’ 1-0 win at Lecce, lifting the membership into third place and strengthening its bid for a Champions League berth subsequent season.
Scotland
Middle again Auston Trusty continued his effective season with Celtic, going the gap in a 3-1 win over archrival Rangers — a outcome that pulled his Glasgow membership inside one level of first-place Hearts with two matches left. Celtic and Hearts will collide in Saturday’s finale.
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Mexico
Winger Alex Zendejas had two objectives and an help in Membership América’s 3-3 draw at Pumas, who superior to Liga MX’s semifinals as the upper seed following a 6-6 combination tie.
Main League Soccer
Middle again Tim Ream (groin damage) returned from a 4½-game absence and contributed an help in Charlotte’s 2-2 draw with Cincinnati.
Middle again Miles Robinson, who missed the earlier three matches with a leg damage, entered within the 56th minute for Cincinnati. Roman Celentano began in aim.
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Vancouver midfielder Sebastian Berhalter scored the 76th-minute equalizer in a 1-1, top-of-the-league showdown at San Jose.
He has 4 objectives and 7 assists in 11 matches. Whitecaps heart again Tristan Blackmon performed 90.
Midfielder Diego Luna scored his fourth in six matches since returning to Actual Salt Lake’s lineup, an Eighty fifth-minute aim in a 3-1 loss at Dallas.
Midfielder Cristian Roldan assisted in Seattle’s 1-1 draw with San Diego.
Houston midfielder Jack McGlynn, who has battled accidents since his September call-up, scored two high-quality objectives in a 4-1 shock at LAFC.
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Matt Freese recorded his second clear sheet as New York Metropolis routed Columbus, 3-0. Goalkeeper Patrick Schulte and winger Max Arfsten began for the Crew.
New England’s Matt Turner continued urgent Freese for the beginning job after incomes a 2-1 win over Philadelphia.
Goalkeeper Chris Brady and Chicago suffered a 3-1 setback to Pink Bull New York.