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US soccer fans finally have an idol in Pulisic. Captain America is making the sport popular

US team captain Christian Pulisic is currently competing with the likes of Messi and Kylian Mbappé for the highest number of shirts sold during this year’s World Cup.

For decades, American soccer searched for a figure capable of transcending the sport’s traditional audience. Over the years, the USMNT produced several talented players, qualified for World Cups, competed against top nations, and built a growing domestic league. But it never had a global icon who could capture the imagination of casual American sports fans in the way Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, or Neymar did for their countries.

Christian Pulisic has become that figure.

Known as “Captain America”, the US team captain is currently competing with the likes of Messi and Kylian........

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