{"id":7729,"date":"2026-01-25T13:42:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T13:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/christian-pulisic-named-only-american-in-top-150-players\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T13:42:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T13:42:39","slug":"christian-pulisic-enige-amerikaan-in-top-150-spelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/nl\/christian-pulisic-enige-amerikaan-in-top-150-spelers\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Pulisic enige Amerikaan in top 150 spelers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Christian Pulisic<\/strong> is als enige Amerikaan opgenomen in een lijst van de <em>150 beste voetballers ter wereld<\/em>, wat de impact onderstreept die de USMNT-ster blijft maken op het hoogste niveau.<\/p>\n<p>De AC Milan-aanvaller en aanvoerder van de Verenigde Staten is de enige vertegenwoordiger van zijn land in de ranglijst, een opvallende vermelding gezien het groeiende aantal Amerikanen dat actief is in de grote Europese 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