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Ream named USMNT captain for 2026 World Cup
Key takeaways
- Pochettino made the announcement at his press conference ahead of Sunday's pre-World Cup friendly against Senegal in Charlotte, N.C.
- "I am so grateful that [Ream] is with us and because [he] was a great captain, not only on the field...maybe more important of the field," Pochettino said.
- "And I think he has the experience, he has the capacity to be the leader that we want, the positive leader acting and reflecting on the field, off the field.
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Pochettino made the announcement at his press conference ahead of Sunday's pre-World Cup friendly against Senegal in Charlotte, N.C.
"I am so grateful that [Ream] is with us and because [he] was a great captain, not only on the field...maybe more important of the field," Pochettino said.
"And I think he has the experience, he has the capacity to be the leader that we want, the positive leader acting and reflecting on the field, off the field.
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