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Stuttgart 0-2 Borussia Dortmund(Brandt 12', 71')Mercedes-Benz Arena This was a must-win game for Borussia Dortmund after their shock battering at the hands of RB Leipzig in Dortmund last weekend. Julian Brandt was the matchwinner in…

Christian Pulisic notched a hat trick to bring Team USA to the brink of World Cup qualification.Photo: Getty ImagesIt’s not official yet. The USMNT still has to dot the i’s and cross the t’s and all that. Which means they have to manage to…

USMNT Midfielder Wes McKennie is helped off the pitch after injuring his foot playing for Juventus in February.Image: Getty ImagesOn the surface, it’s a patently ridiculous question. Of course the US can’t go without a player who regularly…

It was progress for the USMNT but no win.Image: Getty ImagesIn the end, Gregg Berhalter did everything we asked, what most USMNT fans asked. He didn’t treat the trip to the Azteca as something to just get through. It wasn’t just a lottery…

Christian PulisicPhoto: Getty ImagesRight off the bat, I know all the logic the US might keep something in reserve tonight at the Azteca vs. Mexico. The USMNT has not been able to thread the three-matches-in-seven days windows all that…

Christian Pulisic is learning the balance between playing hero ball and team ball.Image: Getty ImagesIt may feel like the USMNT’s qualification process has been going on for about 32 years. Which is what happens when you cock-up the last…

Tyler Adams celebrates a Weston McKennie goal last month as Christian Pulisic leaps on McKennie’s shoulders like a happy toddler. Wholesome and fun all around.Photo: Getty ImagesAs stated many times before, what the USMNT attempted, and…

Team USA defeated Mexico Friday in a 2-0 shutout.Photo: Getty ImagesThe big story out of the US’s demolition (at least in the 2nd half) of Mexico was the US stuffing Memo Ochoa’s words back from whence they came. Ochoa had claimed before…

Sergiño Dest shoots and scores a goal against Costa Rica.Image: Getty ImagesIt is hard to remember in the moment, especially when that is the first moment of a qualifier like last night against Costa Rica and the USMNT is giving up yet…

Giovanni Reyna , left, and Christian Pulisic will miss three games for USMNT’s in the World Cup qualifiers.Image: Getty ImagesIf it feels like World Cup qualifiers are boomeranging right back into your consciousness after not much of a…