Futbol Americas: Which Striker Is The Best Fit for the USMNT?

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4.2 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Cristina Alexander, Mauricio Pedroza, and Shaka Hislop discuss which striker would fit the USMNT better between Josh Sargent and Haji Wright. Then, reaction to CONCACAF players at AC Milan struggling as Santi Giménez picks up an injury. Plus, discussion on whether Lionel Messi and Inter Miami can complete the comeback against LAFC in the CONCACAF Champions Cup competition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the latest edition of the Football America's podcast.
0:12.6	I'm Christina Alexander today, joined by Shaq.
0:15.2	His thought and Mauricio Pedrosa to go over a weekend full of highs and lows for Americans abroad.
0:20.6	Also another injury for Santiago Jimenez with AC.C. Milan plus a rejuvenated Chuki Losano
0:25.6	leads San Diego's hot start in MLS.
0:28.4	Finally, we preview Arsenal versus Rao Madrid and Messi versus L.AFC in Champions League
0:34.2	Midweek action.
0:35.4	All that and more right here on the Football America's podcast.
0:39.7	From one national team to another, U.S. men's national team.
0:42.6	That's where we're going to focus our attention at this moment to kick things off.
0:47.8	We're going to run it back, starting with Haji Wright, who scores his 11th league goal in
0:52.5	Coventry's 2-1 defeat to Burnley Hair Shock.
0:56.0	This is a tap-in by every single measure of it, but I guess you've got to be right in this right time.
1:06.0	No. I'm confident I could have scored that.
1:10.0	I was almost outside also, by the way.
1:12.0	He knocked it, but yeah.
1:14.0	His fourth goal in four games, by the way.
1:16.3	How about Josh Sargent here, Mao, is 14th league cold?
1:20.5	I mean, I'm sick of this.
1:22.5	I'm 100% sick of this.
1:23.8	Every time I'm on the show, we got to watch Josh Sargent score in the championship.
1:31.3	No lies. No lies. I keep the score. I keep counting. And every time I'm here, he scores.
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