Folarin Balogun added to USMNT roster for September friendlies

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Folarin Balogun has been called up to the U.S. men’s national team for September’s friendlies, making his return after a year away from the team.Mauricio Pochettino added Balogun to the roster on Wednesday, just three days after Balogun made his season debut for Monaco following his recovering from the same ankle injury that kept him out of this summer’s Concacaf Gold Cup.Balogun joins Josh Sargent and Damion Downs as the strikers on the 23-man USMNT roster for September’s friendlies. The Vancouver Whitecaps revealed that Brian White had also been initially called up up for September before suffering a hamstring injury in Vancouver’s win over St. Louis City.Balogun played 90 minutes in Monaco’s 1-0 loss to Lille over the weekend, one of several USMNT players to return to club action after recent injuries. Unlike Antonee Robinson and Ricardo Pepi, who were left off the September USMNT squad despite their returns to club action, Balogun was called up and will be battling Sargent for the starting role in the upcoming friendlies.What do you think of Balogun being called up? Would you start him against South Korea?Share your thoughts below.