The Sports Network - Why 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan, going toe-to-toe with Lionel Messi since World Cup, deserves USMNT chance

Why 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan, going toe-to-toe with Messi, deserves USMNT chance

The young American, who will join Man City when he's 18, has done enough to be on USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino's radar

Why 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan, going toe-to-toe with Lionel Messi since World Cup, deserves USMNT chance

Getty Images Since the World Cup break, no player in Major League Soccer has more goals and assists than Cavan Sullivan’s 12, as he has powered the Philadelphia Union on a 10-match unbeaten run in league play, moving from the bottom of the Eastern Conference to seventh and firmly in a playoff place. Sullivan’s 12 goal contributions are matched by Lionel Messi, which makes this stat even more absurd. One player is Lionel Messi, and the other is a…

The Sports Network - Why 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan, going toe-to-toe with Lionel Messi since World Cup, deserves USMNT chance

The young American, who will join Man City when he's 18, has done enough to be on USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino's radarRead More …