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| Title: | A Conversation With Jimmy Conrad: A Shift in USMNT Priorities, the Pulisic Gold Cup Saga, and 2026 World Cup Thoughts |
| Link: | Original article on ca.sports.yahoo.com |
| Region: | US |
| Topics: | team; going; cup; thoughts; conrad; playing; youre; jimmy; shift; gold; pulisic; world; priorities; usmnt; saga; play; little; mls; Christian Pulisic; Jimmy Conrad; CONCACAF Gold Cup; LA Galaxy; Major League Soccer; Mauricio Pochettino; FIFA World Cup; United States men's national soccer team; Association football; Chivas USA; CBS; NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament; A-League Men; Twitch (service); San Francisco Glens; San Diego Flash; Brian Dunseth; Octavio Zambrano; Marcelo Balboa; Cobi Jones; Carlos Bocanegra; MLS Defender of the Year Award; Landon Donovan; Maurice Edu; MLS Cup; Sporting Kansas City; San Jose Earthquakes; Fox Sports; Eric Wynalda; Tony Meola; University of California, Los Angeles; Cap (sport); Charlie Davies; Copa América; Head coach; Golf |
| Datetime: | 3/26/2026, 6:35:00 PM |
| Summary: | In addition to four MLS Team of the Season selections between 2004 and 2008, Conrad earned MLS Defender of the Year honors in 2005. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementWe caught up with Conrad for a Q&A session, discussing some recent USMNT headlines and the looming 2026 World Cup. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThat’s not where we wanted to be a year out from the World Cup. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementPhoto by Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesLastly, are you worried about the heated political climate in the U.S. spilling over and making for a less enjoyable World Cup experience? When we hosted the World Cup in 1994, I was in high school, and we couldn’t afford tickets, even though we lived 15 minutes from the Rose Bowl.... |
