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Mauricio Pochettino was blunt in his assessment of American soccer talent. "We are USA and competing against Belgium, Portugal," the U.S. coach said after a pair of March losses in friendlies. "I think, for sure, Belgium and Portugal have a few or some players playing [who are] in that top 100 [I don't think we have that]." No Americans were listed among the top 100 when The Guardian published its annual list in December. Christian Pulisic was 116th in the voting by a panel of 219 former players, coaches, technical staff and media. Tim Weah was next at 183rd. Spain placed 14 in the top 100, France 10, Brazil and England nine each, and Argentina and Portugal eight apiece. "I dont think our talent is far or much less than any other country, in my humble opinion," retired American forward Jozy Altidore said. "I think were just as talented. So for me, Im that crazy guy. I believe, and I know the players believe, but, why not? Why not us?" U.S. players and staff are thinking big, hoping the red-white-and-blue can win its first World Cup title or at least reach the semifinals for the first time since 1930. Americans still have to prove themselves to much of the soccer world. "We want to do this for ourselves. We want to do this for our own country. We dont need to prove to anyone else," Pulisic said. "We have good players, really good players playing in top clubs in the world. We have a good team and, yeah, were going to do the best we can to prove ourselves right more than anything." Tyler Adams, the captain in 2022 and the team's top defensive midfielder, sees the goal as "to go as far as any team has before." "Its just been a while, I feel like, since weve knocked off a big boy," he said. "I think we need to try and find that in our character and I think that we will." U.S. Has Won Only 1 World Cup Knockout Game Dreams and reality have collided for the U.S. in the World Cup. The Americans are 1-7 in World Cup knockout games, their only win coming over regional rival Mexico in 2002 before a quarterfinal loss to Germany. Since then, they lost in the Round of 16 in 2010, 2014 and 2022, failed to advance from the group stage in 2006 and didn't even qualify for 2018. Despite the lack of pedigree, Pochettino told players in March they could win the title. "Why not us? Why not us? Why not us?" he said. "We need to really believe that we can be there. We need to dream." Only A Handful Of Players On Top European Clubs Pulisic in 2021 became the first American to play in and win a European Champions League final, helping Chelsea to the title. He is one of six American World Cup-bound players on clubs ranked among the top 40 by UEFA coefficient, spending the past three seasons with No. 30 AC Milan. That list includes midfielder Malik Tillman (No. 9 Bayer Leverkusen), midfielder Weston McKennie (No. 25 Juventus), defender Sergio Dest and forward Ricardo Pepi (No. 26 PSV Eindhoven) and defender Alex Freeman (No. 39 Villarreal). Decline Of American Goalkeepers Goalkeeper, once an American strength with Kasey Keller, Brad Friedel and Tim Howard all starting for English teams, is now a weakness. This will mark the first time a Major League Soccer goalkeeper appears for the U.S. at a World Cup. "Goalkeeping is definitely a concern," said former American midfielder Stu Holden, now a FOX commentator. "We havent had a standout goalkeeper now for a number of years, but yet you have an opportunity to change the perception of who you are by one tournament." Matt Freese, the likely starter, made his international debut last June and has just 15 appearances. "Not really, not really listening to anyone outside of the guys with me and the coaching staff," he said. Home Field Crowd Advantage For A Change The U.S. team often plays home games in front of crowds with a majority cheering on the opponent, which happened during games against Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Morocco, South Korea and Turkey. "Americans are some type of fans that show out and show up for the big things even if they dont love soccer," McKennie said. "Any big event, we know how to put on a show, and we know to show up, so I think its a huge advantage." Reporting by The Associated Press.

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LeBron James called the GOAT at something he won't be happy about originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The NBA GOAT debate is never-ending, and the mainstream media has been debating for years whether it is Michael Jordan or LeBron James.Many media members and TV personalities have taken a strong stance on either side, including ESPN analyst Stephen A Smith. For years, Smith has suggested that Jordan is the GOAT and has made it clear that it will never change.On a recent episode of ESPN's First Take, Smith and the panel discussed James' recent comments on being the NBA GOAT in a Times 100 article.Smith ended up calling the 41-year-old 'the GOAT' but in a different way."The GOAT of longevity and category number two, the GOAT of talking about who's the GOAT, he's [James] the GOAT of that conversation," Smith said.LeBron James is "the GOAT of talking about who's the GOAT" - Stephen A. Smith pic.twitter.com/3Gywy5HMk9 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 10, 2026Kendrick Perkins went on to back James in the conversation, but Smith was not having it.LeBron James makes his case in NBA Goat debateThis debate stems from the four-time NBA champion claiming that he is the NBA GOAT over all the all-time greats. Im not taking nobody over me, James said. Theres no question. But I think Mike will say the same thing. Rest his soul, Kobe will say the same thing. Magic will say the same thing. Bird will say the same thing. Shaq could say the same thing. The late great Wilt. Kareem. I dont think none of us are going to take somebody else. If theres a general manager and hes eyeballing all of us on a baseline, with the No. 1 pick, its gonna be hard not to take me, champ.James has certainly made a strong claim to be the NBA GOAT. He is the all-time leading scorer in both the regular season and playoffs, has won four NBA titles, four NBA Finals MVPs, four NBA MVPs, is a 22-time All-Star, 21-time All-NBA and a member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.One thing is for sure: with a resume like that, the NBA legend is well on his way to Springfield when all is said and done.More NBA news:Why Victor Wembanyama wasn't suspended for controversial Jalen Brunson shoveSpurs' Victor Wembanyama blasts Knicks fans for bad behavior: 'Unacceptable'Lakers predicted to lose $51 million free agent in deal to San Antonio SpursNew York is about to become the undisputed center of the sports world

The NHLPA expects a full NHL investigation of coach Mike Babcock's brief tenure in Columbus in 2023 before the Oilers can hire him, sources told ESPN.

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