Why 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan, going toe-to-toe with Lionel Messi since World Cup, deserves USMNT chance

Getty Images Since the World Cup break, no player in Major League Soccer has more goals and assists than Cavan Sullivan’s 12, as he has powered the Philadelphia Union on a 10-match unbeaten run in league play, moving from the bottom of the Eastern Conference to seventh and firmly in a playoff place. Sullivan’s 12 goal contributions are matched by Lionel Messi, which makes this stat even more absurd. One player is Lionel Messi, and the other is a 16-year-old American attacking midfielder who is breaking out right before our eyes. Sullivan has registered a goal or an assist in…