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‘I’m pretty sure I didn’t imagine it’: the little-known trio of high schoolers who made USMNT history

Complete chronological lifecycle trace: tracking this story from the initial unsourced leak through multi-language wire syndications, corroboration, and eventual verified outcome.

Rumour1 independent source roots · 1 total claims on file

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First Reported· Pablo Iglesias Maurer (The Guardian)
37d ago (26 Sept)

"The idea of 16-year-olds like Cavan Sullivan playing for the USMNT was once unfathomable – until Mike Slivinski, Mark Jonas and Nelson Vargas appeared in a 1991 friendly If 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan takes the field for the US men’s national team in the coming days, he will join a list of youngest-ever US players that has no shortage of recognizable names."

State: Developing
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Official Resolution
37d ago (26 Sept)

"The idea of 16-year-olds like Cavan Sullivan playing for the USMNT was once unfathomable – until Mike Slivinski, Mark Jonas and Nelson Vargas appeared in a 1991 friendly If 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan takes the field for the US men’s national team in the coming days, he will join ..."

State: Rumour Outcome Verified