Christian Pulisic: What is the correct way to pronounce Chelsea and USMNT star's name?

Christian Pulisic has emerged as one of the United States Men's National Team's most exciting prospects, having been named the youngest playerto captain the squad and a hopeful sign of the side'spromising future.

He is regarded as one of the United States' brightest overseas talents - but how do you pronounce his surname? Goal takes a look.

'Pulisic', which is a Croatian name, is technically supposed to be pronounced 'POOL-uh-sitch'.

Pulisic, however, who was born in the United States, prefers for his surname to be said as 'Police-sick' in an Americanised fashion, with a hard 'K' at the end.

UEFA confirmed the pronunciation in their guide to saying unconventional names here, cheekily adding: "English speakers tend to mangle foreign names".

Due to Pulisic'sCroatian heritage - his grandfather was born in the country - the forward was able to apply for aCroatian passport, allowing him tostart playing for Dortmund at 16 - much earlier than he would have been able to with just his U.S. citizenship.

At Borussia Dortmund, Pulisic revealed how ex-Bayern Munich midfielder former Croatia manager Nico Kovac helped him secure a path to playing in Europe as a non-EU citizen.

"Niko Kovac supported me back then in getting my Croatian passport. He helped me a lot," Pulisic toldSport Bild.

Kovak was content to help Pulisic out, saying at the time: "It was always my dream as a young boy to play for a top club in Europe. When the opportunity to play for BVB came up, I really wanted to take it."