USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino said Brenden Aaronson was the victim of a numbers game on his Concacaf Nations League roster.

The answer is no. Though Aaronson can be an Ashkenazi surname meaning Aaron’s son, a representative for U.S. Soccer told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that Brenden Aaronson’s ancestry is Swedish.

Brenden Aaronson introduced himself to MLS last week with a well-taken finish in front of a huge crowd at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. But his journey to that point started several years ago ...