is on the duvet of . He’s in a Fox Sports activities promo and in commercials for deodorant, a sports activities drink and soccer footwear, amongst different issues.
He’s undeniably the face of each the U.S. males’s nationwide crew and, with the on house 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 uniform.
Slated to begin in a 3-2 house 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 harm is the most recent downer in a marketing campaign that started in model late final summer time however turned bitter in 2026.
Now the query is whether or not he’ll regain his well being and kind earlier than the largest few weeks of his life.
USMNT star Christian Pulisic faces an important race towards time to regain his kind earlier than the World Cup kicks off in June.
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Pulisic was one in every of Serie A’s greatest gamers the primary half of the season, recording 4 targets and two assists in his first 5 matches and, after shaking off a hamstring harm suffered on U.S. task in October, including 4 targets in 4 appearances.
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Since New Yr’s Day, although, Pulisic has gone 17 membership matches, together with 11 begins, and not using a purpose. He additionally confirmed frustration in late March when he failed to attain and didn’t have a lot impression on U.S. friendlies towards and .
“I do know I’ll get to the opposite facet, and issues are going to click on,” he stated after these dropping tuneups in Atlanta. In 5 Milan matches since, nevertheless, he has failed to attain.
Pulisic’s qualities go nicely past scoring. In the beginning, he’s a creator. Accordingly, he shouldn’t be completely 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 is reportedly damaged, and AC Milan has gone 2-5-1 over eight matches to slide into fourth place, 18 factors behind archrival Milan.
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San Siro started emptying early within the second half Sunday with Milan trailing by three targets.
Prioritizing a 2026-27 Champions League berth as a top-four finisher, Pulisic & Co. will end the season towards and the subsequent two Sundays.
U.S. World Cup preparations will embrace friendlies towards on Might 31 in Charlotte and on June 6 in Chicago. The Group D opener is six days later towards in metro Los Angeles.
As poor as issues have turned for Pulisic, there are these hopeful parts:
The U.S. has three strikers having fun with productive seasons — ’s , Coventry Metropolis’s and PSV Eindhoven’s — to assist alleviate stress on their star teammate.
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And searching again on the run-up to the 2022 World Cup, Pulisic had only one purpose in 18 matches throughout all competitions for . Then in , he assisted on ’s purpose within the opener towards Wales and scored the lone purpose towards to safe passage to the knockout stage earlier than helping on Wright’s Spherical-of-16 purpose towards the .
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 position on the correct) and assisted on Pepi’s purpose late within the first half of PSV Eindhoven’s 4-1 victory at Go Forward Eagles.
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Dest performed 65 minutes, Pepi 86 for the Eredivisie champions. In scoring his fifteenth league purpose in simply 25 appearances and 15 begins, Pepi has 5 targets up to now 4 matches. He additionally scored three Champions League targets.
Germany
Midfielder scored his first Bundesliga purpose since January 2025, a stoppage-time tally in Mönchengladbach’s 3-1 loss at . Nonetheless and not using a beginning task since Dec. 19, he entered within the 58th minute of the membership’s penultimate match.
Often a proper again or wing, American went the gap at left again. Augsburg heart again didn’t play for the sixth consecutive match.
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In his seventh straight look as a sub, midfielder entered within the sixty fifth minute of ’s 3-1 loss at .
left again made his second straight 90-minute effort in a 1-0 loss to , 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 ultimate, heart again performed 90 minutes in ’s 2-2 draw with . The Eagles will go to second-place on Wednesday.
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Within the first leg of a promotion playoff semifinal, defensive midfielder performed 90 in Middlesbrough’s 0-0 house draw with Southampton. The second leg is Tuesday, with the winner dealing with Millwall or Hull Metropolis within the Might 23 ultimate at Wembley.
Wright accomplished his 17-goal season for promoted Coventry Metropolis final week.
Midfielder and will go to on Monday.
Defensive midfielder has been shut down for the remainder of ’ season with a muscle pressure, forcing him to overlook the ultimate two matches. The severity of the harm was not disclosed.
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The Alabama native appeared in 41 matches throughout all competitions and began 28.
Balogun went and not using a purpose for simply the third time in 13 Monaco matches throughout a 1-0 loss to .
In his twenty seventh Ligue 1 begin, heart again went 90 in ’s 2-1 win over Olympique Lyonnais.
Weah, who sat out final week on a yellow-card suspension, was sidelined with an unspecified harm and missed ’s 1-0 triumph at Le Havre.
began in central midfield and logged 86 minutes in ’ 1-0 win at , lifting the membership into third place and strengthening its bid for a Champions League berth subsequent season.
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Middle again continued his nice 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.
Winger had two targets 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 (groin harm) returned from a 4½-game absence and contributed an help in Charlotte’s 2-2 draw with Cincinnati.
Middle again , who missed the earlier three matches with a leg harm, entered within the 56th minute for Cincinnati. began in purpose.
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Vancouver midfielder scored the 76th-minute equalizer in a 1-1, top-of-the-league showdown at San Jose.
He has 4 targets and 7 assists in 11 matches. Whitecaps heart again performed 90.
Midfielder scored his fourth in six matches since returning to ’s lineup, an Eighty fifth-minute purpose in a 3-1 loss at Dallas.
Midfielder assisted in Seattle’s 1-1 draw with .
recorded his second clear sheet as New York Metropolis routed Columbus, 3-0. Goalkeeper and winger Max Arfsten began for the Crew.
New England’s continued urgent Freese for the beginning job after incomes a 2-1 win over Philadelphia.
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Goalkeeper and Chicago suffered a 3-1 setback to .