🇺🇸 White joins iconic MLS duo ahead of official USMNT squad announcement
🇺🇸 White joins iconic MLS duo ahead of official USMNT squad announcement National team leaks ahead of the 2026 World Cup have also struck the USMNT camp, and one man potentially missing out on Mauricio Pochettino's squad is Vancouver Whitecaps ace Brian White. One of the most consistent goal threats in MLS, White is regularly on the outside looking in when it comes to representing the Stars & Stripes, with Folarin Balogun (AS Monaco), Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven), and Haji Wright (Coventry City) set to retain Poch's trust this summer, according to reports in the Guardian earlier today. On the back of that, White has once again popped up in big moments for the Whitecaps tonight, who are on course to book all three points away from home against foundering San Diego FC.
A first-half brace from the 30-year-old center-forward earned him his ninth and tenth goals of the 2026 MLS campaign, helping Jesper Sørensen's compete for top spot in the West once again. And with that, White became just the third American player in MLS history to hit 10 goals or more across four-straight seasons, joining iconic duo and former US strikers Chris Wondolowski and Roy Lassiter. White, who has now cracked double-figures in goals in five of his six seasons at BC Place, will no doubt hope to force a last-minute change of heart from Pochettino as the Argentine tactician prepares to lead the nation on home soil this summer.