7.19.17
ASN Morning Read: Game Day in Philadelphia
The United States men's national team prepares to begin the Gold Cup in earnest, starting with a quarterfinal match against El Salvador. Can Bruce Arena's team find a higher gear?
- Gold Cup quarterfinals. United States vs. El Salvador. 9 p.m. ET. FS1, UniMas and Univision Deportes Network.
- Who's in your Starting XI?
- Love affairFollow-up coverage, continued: Kelyn Rowe to ASN: "There Are Things I Can Do Better"
- Is this concerning?
I'm told that as of now, ticket sales for Philly #GoldCup2017 quarterfinal games are "approaching 25,000." #usmnt
— Jeff Carlisle (@JeffreyCarlisle) July 18, 2017 - Christian Pulisic tallied two assists in a pre-season friendly against AC Milan. The kid needs a nickname.
- You're going to start seeing a difference between MLS teams who use their USL squads effectively and those that don't really soon: "Sam Rogers, Shandon Hopeau and Lorenzo Ramos also signed S2 pro contracts, making the jump from Sounders FC Academy this season.Of the 13 players who played for the Sounders in their 3-2 overtime loss to the LA Galaxy in the USSDA U-17/18 semifinals, eight have played for S2 in the USL in 2017: Milo Barton, Jamie Dimitroff, Paul Rothrock, Kei Tomozawa, Ethan Lotenero, Jackson Ragen, Hopeau and Rogers."
