Today in TAFC: The questions raised by Pochettino's roster for the World Cup, Messi goes off injured in Inter Miami win and West Ham go down
The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox.Hello! What did Tanner Tessmann do wrong? And how bad is Lionel Messi’s injury?On the way:
Tessmann out of USMNT squad
Major Messi fitness scare
Spurs stay up, West Ham drop
Unluckiest own goal… ever?
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Who should start? How far can they go? Who should've been included that wasn't? Our writers answer the pressing USMNT World Cup…
The squad Mauricio Pochettino is planning to reveal on Tuesday has one particular omission whose absence has a domino effect on…
Mauricio Pochettino is less than two weeks away from naming his World Cup squad.
The Guardian on Saturday published what it said was manager Mauricio Pochettino’s 2026 USMNT World Cup squad in full, according…
U.S. men’s national team manager Mauricio Pochettino announces his World Cup roster in five days.
Diego Luna misses out on the World Cup, according to reports that emerged on Friday.
