Christian Pulisic says questioning his commitment to US is ‘way out of line’

• In a CBS interview, Pulisic defended his summer break

• USMNT star says he was turned down from friendlies

Christian Pulisic said that he asked the US national team coaching staff to be part of the two friendlies preceding the Gold Cup but not the tournament itself - a proposal that was rejected - and defended his decision to step away from the squad this summer.

In an appearance on a live stream of CBS Sports' Call it What You Want podcast on Thursday, Pulisic discussed his season with Milan, the second straight campaign that saw him play in 50 games. Towards the end of the season he said my body started talking to me," and he began to consider the need for rest.