Christian Pulisic has come under a lot of fire from pundits like Landon Donovan and Alexi Lalas, along with his manager Mauricio Pochettino, for his decision to sit out this year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Sunnyvale native and San Jose Earthquakes academy graduate Diego Luna starred for the United States men’s soccer national team on Sunday at PayPal Park, capably replacing Christian Pulisic

Players cannot pick and choose which games they will be available for, United States coach Mauricio Pochettino said after forward Christian Pulisic skipped the Concacaf Gold Cup but offered to play in a pair of friendlies.

Pulisic addressed his decision to take the summer off, as well as the criticism from Landon Donovan, on CBS Sports' Call It What You Want

Christian Pulisic has been backed by former teammate Olivier Giroud as the ruckus over the U.S. men’s national team star’s summer absence continues to rumble on.

Amid the worst stretch of play from the U.S. national team in 18 years, American star Christian Pulisic called criticism of his decision to skip this month’s Concacaf Gold Cup to recover from his AC Milan season “way out of line” Thursday.

Christian Pulisic believes those questioning his commitment to the U.S. Men’s National Team are “way out of line.”

Looking ahead, the AC Milan star assured fans that he’s preparing for a strong return. “I’ll be in good shape once this next season starts,” he said. “I’m hungrier than ever. Big things are coming.” AC Milan forward Christian Pulisic has spoken out in response to the criticism he received for opting out of the upcoming CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Long before his request for partaking in the friendlies against Turkey and Switzerland was declined, Christian Pulisic had ruled himself out from representing the USMNT at the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Following initial claims that Pulisic might not want to talk about his decision of opting out of an opportunity to win silverware on home soil,