USMNT's European edge: The stunning rise of Alex Freeman and Patrick Agyemang from MLS to final World Cup camp
Alex Freeman and Patrick Agyemang have completed an incalculable rapid ascent from MLS to European clubs, placing them in serious contention for a spot on Mauricio Pochettino's final World Cup roster.
MARIETTA, Ga. — Alex Freeman and Patrick Agyemang were among the two dozen or so U. S.
players on the team bus rumbling into this Atlanta suburb Tuesday morning for the second day of the final training camp before Mauricio Pochettino selects his World Cup roster in two months. Distance from the team hotel: 12 miles. Lengths swiftly traversed in their career arc: incalculable.
Draft your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB Season A year ago, Freeman was in his first full Major League Soccer season with Orlando City, best known to some as the son of a Super Bowl-winning wide receiver, Antonio Freeman. Alex had played for youth national teams but never for the senior squad. A year ago, Agyemang was still harnessing his 6-foot-4 frame after a breakout season with Charlotte FC in 2024.
He had auditioned for Pochettino early in 2025, but, as with Freeman, the World Cup seemed a million miles away. A year later, both have matriculated overseas, with Freeman at Villarreal in Spain and Agyemang at Derby County in England. Both have received regular U.
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