Aaronson Attends Long-Planned Wedding With Permission, Returns After Three Hours Sleep and Trains With USMNT

U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Fayetteville, Georgia, to marry Milana D'Ambra on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. The couple, together since they were 16, had selected their wedding date and venue nearly two years earlier, when the pre-World Cup camp was still scheduled to begin June 1 under former coach Gregg Berhalter.

The schedule later shifted to include a May 31 friendly against Senegal, announced around Christmas. Aaronson played 88 minutes for Leeds United against West Ham United on May 24, traveled to New York the next day for the roster reveal on May 26, then joined the team in Atlanta. He trained for two days before making the more than 800-mile trip to the Jersey shore.

M. the morning after the wedding to travel to Philadelphia before returning for training. Aaronson said he had approximately three hours of sleep that night.

Aaronson had discussed the date conflict with coach Mauricio Pochettino in March and offered to move the wedding if needed. The team granted permission to miss the Friday session. His brother Paxten Aaronson, who plays for the Colorado Rapids, served as best man and gave a speech at the ceremony.

Cristian Roldan said on Friday that teammates were seeking clarity on whether the event would allow phones so they could watch via livestream. Christian Pulisic later said the squad watched videos from the wedding as they arrived. Aaronson said the group congratulated him Saturday morning and that roughly half the squad has known him and D'Ambra since their youth national team days.

Aaronson did not play in the 3-2 win over Senegal on Sunday. He trained Tuesday and is expected to be available for the friendly against Germany on Saturday.