scoring

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The buzz: With a goal and an assist in the Americans’ penultimate warm-up with Senegal, Christian Pulisic broke out of a career-long scoring drought and proved himself ready for the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Joao Pedro was overlooked by Brazil despite scoring 20 goals in all competitions in his first season at Chelsea.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Heading that team is Thor-like striker Erling Haaland, a three-time Premier League scoring champion for Manchester City, who has more goals for club and country than Messi or Ronaldo had at the age of 25.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“My dad’s going crazy because the Patriots are scoring or something,” Austin Sagan said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

But in their approach to the scene they were terrible, scoring just 15 percent.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell