<p>The Atalanta and USMNT midfielder Yunus Musah is in the midst of a challenging season, not getting the minutes he would have hoped for at the Serie A side, ahead of a huge summer. The USMNT Young Player of the Year in 2022 – who could have represented four different nations – finds himself fighting for his place in the squad, with a World Cup looming, as he has been explaining to CNN Senior Sports analyst Darren Lewis. </p>
How Yunus Musah is "staying positive" ahead of the 2026 World Cup

The Atalanta and USMNT midfielder Yunus Musah is in the midst of a challenging season, not getting the minutes he would have hoped for at the Serie A side, ahead of a huge summer. The USMNT Young Player of the Year in 2022 – who could have represented four different nations – finds himself fighting for his place in the squad, with a World Cup looming, as he has been explaining to CNN Senior Sports analyst Darren Lewis.

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<p>The Atalanta and USMNT midfielder Yunus Musah is in the midst of a challenging season, not getting the minutes he would have hoped for at the Serie A side, ahead of a huge summer. The USMNT Young Player of the Year in 2022 – who could have represented four different nations – finds himself fighting for his place in the squad, with a World Cup looming, as he has been explaining to CNN Senior Sports analyst Darren Lewis. </p>
How Yunus Musah is "staying positive" ahead of the 2026 World Cup
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