BLAINE, Minn. – The working assumption, health permitting and given his importance to the program over the past year, is that Walker Zimmerman will be in the starting XI when the US men’s ...

His résumé indicates an all-time MLS great, an elite defender at the peak of his powers. He’s the second-highest-paid center back in the league, the face of his club and a World Cup veteran.

Vassilev made his first Aston Villa appearance on Jan. 4, 2020, against Fulham in the FA Cup and his Premier League debut 14 days later against Brighton ... Defender Walker Zimmerman and Jesús ...