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Fans may have felt a shift in the fortunes of the U.S. men’s national team in the St. Louis rain on Monday night.Up by a slim 1-0 aggregate margin in their two-legged CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal matchup against Jamaica after a hard-fought win in Kingston on Thursday, things hadn’t quite clicked into gear just yet under new head coach Mauricio Pochettino.Then, in the wet Missouri weather, Pochettino’s Ferrari not only engaged the drive shaft, but activated the NOS and fired the afterburners.A Christian Pulisic brace led the way for a delicious 4-2 victory that saw the USMNT put forth its…

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Chelsea captain Reece James has vowed out to “come out on top” after suffering another devastating injury setback.The 24-year-old has played just 654 minutes of football since being handed the captain’s armband by Mauricio Pochettino in August 2023 – the equivalent of just over seven full matches.James recently returned to Chelsea’s side, starting against Liverpool, Newcastle United and Manchester United, but saw his reintegration into the team carefully managed by new head coach Enzo Maresca, dropping to the bench for the 1-1 draw with Arsenal.Maresca revealed on Thursday that James had picked up another hamstring injury in training, with a…

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Mauricio Pochettino’s United States side rode a barnstorming first half to a 4-2 win over Jamaica on Monday in St. Louis, earning a spot in the Concacaf Nations League semifinals next year.First-half goals from Christian Pulisic and Ricardo Pepi put the two-legged series out of reach for Jamaica, already trailing 1-0 from the first leg, as the U.S. completed an impressive 5-2 aggregate winTimothy Weah was back in the U.S. lineup for the first time since being sent off with a straight red card at the Copa America, and he made his presence felt early with a shot that rattled…

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The i had a really interesting long read today looking at Chelsea’s situation now, with things finally heading in the right direction under the new ownership.One thing that is pointed out is the difficulty of sacking Mauricio Pochettino, whom most fans had warmed to, and replacing him with a far less proven manager in Enzo Maresca. Those at the club are clearly pretty smug about their decision – the Blues are third in the table and Maresca has really improved them. More Stories about featured The idea of getting a young coach in who can grow…

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Add Christian Pulisic to the growing list of athletes doing the Donald Trump dance – the latest viral way to celebrate in sports.Pulisic, captain of the U.S. men’s national soccer team, scored his first goal in a match against Jamaica in the 13th minute, and quickly burst into a Trump dance to celebrate.”Obviously that’s the ‘Trump dance,'” Pulisic said after the game. “It was just a dance that everyone’s doing. He’s the one who created it. I just thought it was funny.”It was the first of two goals Pulisic scored as USMNT defeated Jamaica, 4-2, on Monday night in St.…

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