Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
13%
2 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan is set to earn his first international call-up with the United States men’s national team later this month, a source with knowledge of the roster told the Guardian on Wednesday.
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source → set → Wednesday
The source requested anonymity as they were not authorized to discuss the roster.
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they → request → roster
The US will face Chile, Peru, Mexico and Canada in late September and early October, with US head coach Mauricio Pochettino expected to announce his roster on Thursday morning.
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Pochettino → face → morning
ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle was first to report news of Sullivan’s inclusion.
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Carlisle → report → inclusion
Sullivan, who turned pro at age 14, has long been touted as a potential US international.
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who → turn → international
His play since MLS resumed action after this summer’s World Cup has been a revelation, with six goals and eight assists in that period.
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MLS → resume → period
That has earned him a look from Pochettino.
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That → earn → Pochettino
Earlier this month Sullivan earned Pochettino’s attention in an entirely different way when he suggested he may have proven a valuable contributor for the US this summer at the World Cup, when they crashed out in the last-16 against Belgium.
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they → earn → Belgium
“We are watching everything, we are seeing everything,” Pochettino told reporters at the time.
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Pochettino → watch → time
“And of course, we want players with talent, players that feel brave, feel confident, but not [that] feel things that they still don’t show or they [haven’t] earned.
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they → want → that
I think you only are entitled to talk a little bit out of order if you are Messi.
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you → think → order
If you’ve won eight Ballon d’Ors, OK, you can talk with a certain arrogance.”
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you → win → arrogance
If Sullivan plays in this upcoming window he will become the second-youngest player ever to earn a cap for the USMNT, behind Freddy Adu, who was several months younger than Sullivan when he debuted in a 2006 friendly against Canada.
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he → play → Canada
Sullivan did manage to break another of Adu’s long-standing marks: he became the youngest player in the history of any major North American professional sport to appear in a match when he first took the field for the Union in 2024.
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he → manage → 2024
Sullivan signed his deal with the Union in May of that year, a contract that includes a potential transfer to Manchester City when he turns 18.
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he → sign → 18
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