America's newest soccer star: Cavan Sullivan shines for USMNT
This Pulse edition from The Athletic profiles Cavan Sullivan, the highly regarded young American midfielder who has emerged as a rising star for the USMNT. Sullivan, a Manchester City product and one of the youngest players ever to feature in MLS with Philadelphia Union, continues to be viewed as a generational talent for U.S. Soccer. The newsletter also briefly touches on a bad night for Green Bay in cross-sport coverage. The piece frames Sullivan as a player whose trajectory could shape the next era of the U.S. men's national team.
Read the full story at nytimes.comCavan Sullivan's rise represents one of the most closely watched developmental stories in American soccer. Already on Manchester City's books after a record-breaking MLS debut with Philadelphia Union, his call-ups and performances for the USMNT are being treated as barometers for the federation's youth pipeline. For fans tracking the U.S. men's program, Sullivan is no longer a prospect to monitor — he is becoming a player whose name belongs in senior team conversations. How quickly he cements that role will say a lot about where the next USMNT cycle is heading.
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