Cavan Sullivan becomes youngest USMNT goal scorer in win over Mexico

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Soccer friendlies are, by definition, inconsequential affairs. U.S.-Mexico entanglements, however, are special under any circumstances.And at the start of a new World Cup cycle, with some 3 ½ years to expand and mold his roster, Mauricio Pochettino used Saturday’s 3-0 romp at rocking State Farm Stadium to discover how his young Americans would fare in the boiler of this savage regional rivalry.They met the bruising moment.In front of a near-capacity crowd dis