Pochettino recalls Pulisic, Balogun and McKennie for Haiti tie

Mauricio Pochettino recalled Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun and Weston McKennie to the United States men’s national team for its two-leg CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal against Haiti, while selecting two uncapped players for the November matches. The roster announced Wednesday includes Nashville defender Reed Baker-Whiting and midfielder Santiago Castañeda, who could make their international debuts. Bryan Reynolds also returns to the squad for the first time since the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The reports differ on the squad total: most describe 25 players, while one gives 26. Pulisic, Balogun and McKennie missed the previous international window, when the United States won four friendlies against Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada. Pulisic had been recovering from a lower-leg injury suffered in the World Cup round-of-16 loss to Belgium. Balogun and McKennie were also absent from the September and October selections; McKennie missed that camp because of fatigue. The United States will play Haiti on November 14 in Miami and November 17 in Cincinnati. Haiti is the designated home team for the first leg, but security concerns in the country led to the match being moved to...