Alejandro Moreno downplays the opportunity for young players called in to the United States roster for the friendly against Portugal.

The United States men’s national team returns to action next week to face Portugal with a squad that is noticeably different than the group that choked away a World Cup berth in Trinidad and Tobago.

Future Werder Bremen man Josh Sargent, who turned heads earlier this year at both the Under-17 and Under-20 World Cups, receives his first senior team nod at age 17, while impressive New York Red Bulls 18-year-old midfielder Tyler Adams will also look to make his senior team debut. Not to be outdone,…

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Following their defeat at the weekend, the ESPN FC crew wonder if they’ve set the bar too high for Tottenham this season.
U.S. youth international Cameron Carter-Vickers has joined join Championship club Sheffield United on a season-long loan from Tottenham Hotspur.
Carter-Vickers has also extended his contract at Spurs by a season, signing a deal until 2020.
The 19-year-old made four appearances in the domestic cups last season but has yet to feature for Spurs in the Premier League.
He is the second highly rated young Tottenham player to move to the Championship on loan after Joshua Onomah joined Aston Villa for the…

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Mauricio Pochettino views Spurs’ record signing Davinson Sanchez as one of the most talented young players in Europe.
LONDON — Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has revealed why he sent U.S. youth international Cameron Carter-Vickers on loan, explaining his “two-year rule” for the club’s young players.
Carter-Vickers, 19, joined Sheffield United on loan on Friday, following Joshua Onomah, who joined Aston Villa, in moving to the Championship for the season.
Pochettino has previously refused to loan out Tottenham’s best young players, preferring to keep them with the first-team squad where they can learn from…

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Following their defeat at the weekend, the ESPN FC crew wonder if they’ve set the bar too high for Tottenham this season.

Shaka Hislop dissects the UCL draw for each Premier League club and evaluates their chances of advancing from their groups. United States youth international Cameron Carter-Vickers is set to join Championship club Sheffield United on a season-long loan, sources have told ESPN FC.
Carter-Vickers, 19, made four appearances in the domestic cups last season but he is yet to feature in the Premier League for Spurs.
Last season, Mauricio Pochettino said Carter-Vickers could become “one of the best centre-backs in England” and the Spurs manager has generally been reluctant to send the most promising young players at the club…

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A back-and-forth affair between Tottenham and Roma ended with Marco Tumminello’s game-winner in stoppage time.
HARRISON, N.J. — Mauricio Pochettino has called for Tottenham’s youngsters to be given time after the 3-2 defeat to Roma and said he is not aware of his chairman’s comments about the club’s transfer strategy.
On Tuesday, Spurs chairman Daniel Levy described the spending of Spurs’ Premier League rivals as “totally unsustainable,” and said: “We don’t have to go and spend £20 million, £30m, £40m on a player and obviously that homegrown player has an affinity with the club that a player…

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A back-and-forth affair between Tottenham and Roma ended with Marco Tumminello’s game-winner in stoppage time.

Tottenham’s players took time out of their ICC schedule in Orlando to give a young Spurs fan the surprise of his life. NEW JERSEY — Three conclusions from Tottenham’s 3-2 defeat to AS Roma in the International Champions Cup in New Jersey.
1. Young trio struggles
Their Premier League rivals may be spending lavishly but Tottenham have made it clear they will do things differently.
On Monday, Daniel Levy described the Premier League’s profligacy as “totally unsustainable,” and boasted: “We can produce our own players. We don’t have to go and spend £20 million, £30m, £40m on a player, and obviously that…

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Tottenham’s Cameron Carter-Vickers is one of just four foreign-based players on Tab Ramos’ U-20 World Cup roster.
Putting together a national team roster, especially one for a world championship, requires Gumby-like flexibility. Players lose form, get injured, or are rendered unavailable by their clubs, rules be damned.

Manager Tab Ramos’ construction of the U.S. roster for the FIFA U-20 World Cup proved to be no different. The U.S., which begins play in South Korea on May 22, has a roster that is largely shorn of foreign-based players, and that wasn’t entirely Ramos’ doing. Neither of the Schalke duo of…

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Swansea were one minute from a stunning win over Spurs, before their three-goal haul in stoppage time turn things around.

Mauricio Pochettino credits last season’s shortcomings for giving Spurs the ability to comeback against Swansea.

Tottenham were staring down the barrel of a 1-0 loss to Swansea, before turning on the style late for a stunning 3-1 win.

The term “one-season wonder” is a familiar one at Tottenham — many observers doubted Harry Kane would be able to maintain the form he showed in 2014-15. Similarly, the big question facing Spurs at the start of this campaign was whether last year’s title challenge was a one-off, an anomalous result in an abnormal season.

With Manchester City and Manchester United recruiting big-name managers and players in the summer, in addition to Chelsea, the general expectation was that Mauricio Pochettino’s…

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Arsenal legend Bob Wilson has admitted that this could be the season where Tottenham finally finish above Arsenal.
Moussa Sissoko has said his future is at Tottenham Hotspur but added that he is still adjusting to life at the club.
The France international, 27, joined Spurs in a £30 million deal from Newcastle United on transfer deadline day, equalling the club’s record outlay, but has started just 10 of a possible 44 games so far.
He has faced public criticism from manager Mauricio Pochettino, who suggested he had not lived up to expectations.
There has already been speculation that Tottenham could be…

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Bruce Arena tells ESPN FC’s Taylor Twellman he has enjoyed working with the players in camp with the U.S.
In many ways, Bruce Arena’s version of the United States men’s national team will look similar to the squad that took the field during 2016. Michael Bradley, Jozy Altidore, Fabian Johnson, Christian Pulisic and a few others are surefire starters, while another handful of players are locks to make the game-day roster. But that doesn’t mean there’s not room for new faces or changes to the depth chart.
Here are 10 players who could dramatically improve their national team standing in 2017.
The Newcomers:…

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