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Aaronson Marries After Making U.S. World Cup Roster

6/3/2026

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Aaronson Marries After Roster

Brenden Aaronson married Milana D’Ambra after learning he made the U.S. World Cup roster.
Aaronson played 88 minutes for Leeds United on May 24 and attended the roster reveal on May 26.
Coach Mauricio Pochettino cleared Aaronson to miss Friday training, after which he slept three hours and joined a Philadelphia session.
Teammates Cristian Roldan and Christian Pulisic congratulated Aaronson and watched his wedding video live while at the training site.

Summary

Brady Joins World Cup

Chris Brady is the first Chicago Fire academy player to make a U.S. World Cup roster.
Matt Turner holds the most caps of any U.S. goalkeeper with 54 appearances.
Sebastian Berhalter, son of former coach Gregg Berhalter, is the only U.S. player on the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Malik Tillman, German-born with an American father, has played for Rangers, PSV Eindhoven and Bayer Leverkusen and may leave this summer.

History

Historical Context

After a 68-year gap since its 1930 semifinal, the United States returned to the World Cup in 1990 and appeared in every tournament, but the 1998 edition in France—featuring 32 teams—ended in a group-stage loss to Iran, underscoring the need for domestic development. The 1993 launch of Major League Soccer began that pipeline, now evident in homegrown stars like Aaronson and Brady.

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Aaronson Marries After Roster

Brenden Aaronson married Milana D’Ambra after learning he made the U.S. World Cup roster.
Aaronson played 88 minutes for Leeds United on May 24 and attended the roster reveal on May 26.
Coach Mauricio Pochettino cleared Aaronson to miss Friday training, after which he slept three hours and joined a Philadelphia session.
Teammates Cristian Roldan and Christian Pulisic congratulated Aaronson and watched his wedding video live while at the training site.

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