Christian Pulisic is now known as Cap’t. America in leading the charge for the U.S. men’s national team in soccer for the 2026 World Cup. He has powered his way to a 15 goal season for A.C. Milan in the Italian Serie A League duly impressing all the world’s soccer pundits. How far can he go? Only time will tell. It does help that the men’s National Team is being led by a outstanding international coach, Mauricio Pochettino who has trained and managed great teams in the past such as Tottenham Hotspurs of the Premiership and PSG of the French League. His philosophy is to clamp it down in the defensive third installing a tight system while giving his skilled offensive players in the offensive third to have a go of it.
On the Women’s side for 2027 Alex Morgan has retired but still embodies the spirit of the women’s game. She will be there in support of the next crop of American stars such as Sophia Smith and Tiffany Rodman, stalwart players in their own right and stature. They are being mentored along by their long-time coach Emma Hayes who led them this past year to Olympic Gold