The U.S. sensation's inclusion on the short list for the Golden Boy award, honoring the best player 21 and younger in Europe, is a significant nod
It may have come a day after Christian Pulisic's actual birthday, but his nod as a nominee for the prestigious Golden Boy award is still a birthday present Pulisic should feel proud of.
Monday felt like an unofficial American soccer holiday, with Pulisic's birthday generating plenty of acknowledgment from fans, teammates and media, but Tuesday's news that he was one of 25 nominees for the Golden Boy award — honoring the top European-based player younger than 21 — was the best present of them all.