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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Pablo Iglesias Maurer in Charlotte, North Carolina

Christian Pulisic wanted to talk about something else. Now he can

Christian Pulisic in a red and white striped jersey celebrates passionately, shouting with clenched fists
Christian Pulisic celebrated exuberantly in the United States’ 3-2 win Photograph: Patrick Magoon/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

It wasn’t hard to see how annoyed US men’s national team star Christian Pulisic was getting. Another US camp, another friendly on the road to an all-important World Cup at home, and another batch of questions about his goal-scoring drought, and the pressure it created for him and the team.

Before Sunday, the Milan midfielder hadn’t scored a goal for club or country in nearly six months. His dry spell just with the national team stretched back even further, with Pulisic having last found the back of the net on 18 November 2024, during a Nations League match against Jamaica.

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