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The time USMNT’s Oguchi Onyewu ‘almost killed’ Zlatan Ibrahimović in a training brawl

There was a time when not even Ibrahimović was enough of a beast to go up against a former USMNT defender. And according to teammates, it would not have been a fair fight.

In an interview for the Desimpedidos, former AC Milan star, Alexandre Pato, went into detail about the famous brawl between legend Zlatan Ibrahimović and former USMNT defender, Oguchi Onyewu.

Soccer players 'close to going on strike' against FIFA; Club World Cup being compared to failed 'Super League'

BRUSSELS, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Players have never been closer to going on strike amid growing discontent towards soccer's governing bodies, notably FIFA and its revamped Club World Cup that is being compared to a 'Super League', the head of players' union FIFPRO Europe said on Monday.

David Terrier was speaking to Reuters after FIFPRO Europe, the European Leagues association and Spain's LaLiga accused FIFA of "abuse" as they filed a joint complaint about the global governing body's international match schedule to European Union antitrust regulators.

Viral: Video shows exact moment when AC Milan players take away penalty kick from Christian Pulisic

AC Milan took on yet another heartbreaking loss in the Serie A and fans are blaming Tammy Abraham for taking Pulisic off a penalty kick and missing it. This probably the last time that happens.

Christian Pulisic’s AC Milan is not having the best start to the 2024/25 season and their most-recent loss has fans worried over whether the squad is facing internal issues. This because of the now growing 'problem' of letting Pulisic take penalties. 

‘The nightmare is over’ says Paul Pogba after 4-year doping ban reduced to 18 months

PARIS — French soccer player Paul Pogba’s doping suspension has been cut to 18 months from an initial four years, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Friday.

"The suspension is now 18 months, starting Sept. 11, 2023," CAS director general Matthieu Reeb told Reuters.

Paul Pogba ban reduced

Weston McKennie’s superb tackle vs. RB Leipzig is exactly why Juventus can’t get rid of him

Juventus pulled off a dramatic comeback vs. RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday to win 3-2 despite being a player down. The club’s winning goal came after a brilliant Weston McKennie tackle on Leipzig star Xavi Simons.

In the closing minutes of the game Leipzig looked to have a dangerous counterattack on their hands with Simons leading the charge. McKennie, who had played the entire game, tracked him down and put in a perfect tackle to stop the attack.

Juventus would the go on to score the game winning goal with the possession that McKennie won back.

Watch: Christian Pulisic goal vs Lecce marks four straight games with a goal for USMNT star

The Christian Pulisic goal vs Lecce on Friday marked the American’s fourth game in-a-row scoring for AC Milan. He’s off to a flying start to the season.

Milan came to life at the end of the first half with three goals in the span of five minutes. Pulisic made it 3-0 in the 43rd minute when he struck from close range.

A Tammy Abraham shot pinballed around in the Lecce box before falling to the feet of the American who made no mistake.

Christian Pulisic goal vs Lecce

Former Real Madrid player hits at Cristiano Ronaldo: 'He doesn’t know how to play football!'

Safe to say he’s not exactly a big fan of Ronaldo’s...

Cristiano Ronaldo — inarguably one of the greatest soccer players of all time — recently became the only player in history to score 900 goals. He's a living legend.

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Watch: Christian Pulisic scores amazing solo goal against Inter in Milan Derby

Christian Pulisic is flying with AC Milan in the Serie A.

The USMNT captain scored the opening goal in the Milan Derby between AC Milan and Inter Milan in the San Siro on Sunday.

Pulisic picked up the ball in the middle of the pitch, got past four defenders and squeezed himself into the box to tap the ball inside Yann Sommer's net.

Watch: Christian Pulisic scores amazing solo goal vs. Inter Milan

 

Weston McKennie bags Champions League goal in his first Juve start this season

U.S. midfielder Weston McKennie scored his first goal for Juventus in 693 days as he struck in their Champions League opener vs. PSV on Tuesday.

Tuesday’s game was a surprise start for the American as he had only featured in one of Juve’s previous four games, starting none of them.

In the 27th minute McKennie was poaching in front of the PSV goal and made no mistake when given the opportunity from close range.

McKennie goal vs PSV

Christian Pulisic scores and provides assist to increase insane career statistic

Christian Pulisic is continuing his hot-form with AC Milan, now adding onto his insane penalty accuracy record.

U.S. men’s national team captain, Christian Pulisic, had perhaps the best performance for any American player abroad this weekend, providing two goal contributions in AC Milan’s 4-0 home win against Venezia on Saturday.

Christian Pulisic goal and assist vs. Venezia

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