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'Captain American' Christian Pulisic 'Cleared To Play' At World Cup Following Hospitalization 'Captain American' Christian Pulisic 'Cleared To Play' At World Cup Following Hospitalization
'Captain American' Christian Pulisic 'Cleared To Play' At World Cup Following Hospitalization Christian Pulisic will be returning to the field after he was injured while scoring his first goal at the World Cup during the US game against Iran—  making this the first winning game for the US Men's National Team.  Captain American will be reporting for duty, the fans are tweeting after the US Men's National Team shared the update on Friday, Dec. 2.  As protests continue in Iran and Americans continue to speak out in support of the citizens, the world's eyes were on Pulisic when he made the only goal of the game in the first half of the match at Al Thumama Stadium in Qatar on Tuesday, N…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Bergen County Native Matt Turner Is Starting Goalie In World Cup Match Against England Bergen County Native Matt Turner Is Starting Goalie In World Cup Match Against England
Bergen County Native Matt Turner Is Starting Goalie In World Cup Match Against England Pressure's on for Matt Turner. The 28-year-old Bergen County native who began playing soccer as a teenager is the starting goalie for the US Men's National Team as they face Group B leaders England Friday, Nov. 25, in the second of three games before the knockout rounds of the World Cup. The USMNT — this year helmed by another Bergen County native, Gregg Berhalter — remains undefeated against England in the World Cup matches, with one major upset in 1950 and another victory in 2010. Turner, who attended Saint Joseph Regional High Schoo, began playing soccer around the time he wat…

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by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine
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Bergen County Native Gregg Berhalter Leads US Men's Soccer Team For World Cup Run Bergen County Native Gregg Berhalter Leads US Men's Soccer Team For World Cup Run
Bergen County Native Gregg Berhalter Leads US Men's Soccer Team For World Cup Run The US Men’s National Team will have vociferous voices out in force playing their vuvuzelas in New Jersey as a Bergen County native looks to guide one of the world's youngest squads to victory in the biggest sporting event on the globe. Gregg Berhalter, 49, a Tenafly native, has the world in his hands and on his shoulders as he leads the national team in their first World Cup match in eight years against Wales after the team failed to qualify for the event four years ago. Berhalter has a difficult task on his hands, leading a promising, but young - the second youngest team by average in the…

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by Zak Failla