USMNT roster watch: Christian Pulisic’s gluteal strain is latest setback as World Cup camp approaches
Pulisic's injury is the latest downer in a campaign that began in style late last summer but turned sour in 2026. Now the question is whether he will regain his health and form before the biggest few weeks of his life.
Christian Pulisic is on the cover of Time magazine . He is in a Fox Sports promo and in commercials for deodorant, a sports drink and soccer shoes, among other things. He is undeniably the face of both the U.
S. men’s national team and, with the World Cup on home ground, the sport as a whole in this country. One place you will not have found him in recent months, however, is in the scoring column.
And on Sunday, amid the worst drought of his marvelous career, Pulisic was not even in his No. 11 AC Milan uniform. Slated to start in a 3-2 home loss to Atalanta, the 27-year-old attacker was ruled out with a gluteal muscle strain.
It’s unclear whether he will return for the last two Serie A matches before World Cup training camp opens May 27 in the Atlanta area. The injury is the latest downer in a campaign that began in style late last summer but turned sour in 2026. Now the question is whether he will regain his health and form before the biggest few weeks of his life.
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