Christian Pulisic and Tim Weah have now responded directly to the criticism from figures like Landon Donovan — doing so with a pointed, eight-word reality check that’s impossible to ignore.

Former USMNT players by and large care about the program and are engaging in good-faith criticism. Is it always correct or fair? No. But to call it "evil" demonstrates the kind of thin skin that could ...

USMNT star Christian Pulisic faced enormous criticism when he opted against playing for the national team in the Gold Cup, ...