Sebastian Berhalter

Lankshear header sinks Wolves as Boro celebrate 150th anniversary in style

Will Lankshear's second-half header earned Middlesbrough a 1-0 Sky Bet Championship win over Wolves at a sold-out Riverside Stadium as the club marked its official 150th anniversary fixture, lifting Boro above West Ham into second place, two points behind leaders Swansea.

USA 4-2 Chile: Hall and Albert make history in another four-goal win

Julian Hall and Mathis Albert set age records as a youthful United States side defeated Chile 4-2 in an entertaining friendly at Energizer Park.

The United States defeated Peru 4-1 in Orlando after handing opportunities to 11 newcomers, with Justin Ellis, Cavan Sullivan and Julian Hall among the young players who energized the team and its supporters.

Fresh off a round-of-16 World Cup exit, the United States opened the 2030 cycle with a 4-1 friendly rout of Peru in Orlando. Justin Ellis opened the scoring on his debut, Gianluca Lapadula equalised for Peru, but Malik Tillman's penalty, Julian Hall's debut strike and Sebastian Berhalter's late screamer sealed the win. Eleven players earned first caps, including 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan, the youngest US debutant in over two decades, while Tyler Adams captained the side for the first time under Mauricio Pochettino.

Mauricio Pochettino named 13 uncapped players in the USMNT squad for friendlies against Canada, Mexico, Peru and Chile, with an average newcomer age of 19 and a half. Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun and Weston McKennie were left out through injury or lack of match fitness, while the coach framed the camp as a 'fresh start' built around culture and mentality.