$40 Million Worth Christian Pulisic, Nicknamed ‘LeBron James of Soccer’, Makes USMNT Record as Rookie Card Fetched $45k

Undeniably Christian Pulisic aka the ‘LeBron James of Soccer’ is one of the best soccer players to ever play for USMNT. Despite being so young he has won the Champions League and Club World Cup. He has been an integral part of Chelsea and USMNT since he started playing for them. After playing in junior national teams for 4 years he made his USMNT in 2016.

Pulisic has played 56 matches for the team in which he has scored 22 goals. In 2019, he was transferred to Chelsea after playing for Borussia Dortmund for three years.

The most expensive USMNT trading card

Despite being compared to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo at the age of 24, Christian Pulisic is also one of the most looked-after soccer players in the United States. He is the local idol of the USMNT fans. His fandom is so big that despite being 24 his trading card is the most expensive one.

Soccer isn’t very popular in the USA when it comes to professional athletes. So, the community of soccer has very limited players to look at when it comes to USMNT. When you add that fact to a player like Pulisic, you believe that soccer fans will idolize him to any extent. The most expensive USMNT trading card is Christian Pulisic. It was reported to be sold for $45,000.

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USMNT Midfield got stonks of praise for their magical performance in the FIFA World Cup 2022. It was Christian Pulisic who scored the winning goal against Iran. That goal made it possible for the USMNT to qualify for the knockouts. Whatever may be the result, the future look bright for the national team plus the nation will be hosting the next edition of the FIFA mega tournament playing in front of the home crowd will cheer the players.

Why Pulisic is called ‘LeBron James of soccer’

It will shock you to know the real reason why fans started calling Christian Pulisic ‘LeBron James of soccer’. It all started with a clip from the show ‘Pawn Stars. In one episode, one soccer fan was looking to sell the Chelsea Jersey of Pulisic that was also signed by him. While talking about the star, Corey said, “This guy is like the phenom guy right? He is like the LeBron James of soccer.“

It was from this clip that the nickname got stuck with the fans. Later in the clip, the expert they called would go on comparing Christian Pulisic to megastars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

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What are your views on Christian Pulisic being compared to Ronaldo & Messi? Do you think he is the best player to play for the USMNT? Tell us in the comments.