Friday's soccer news starts with Yunus Musah subbing out in the 57th minute of Valencia's 3-1 home loss to Athletic in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey. With Valencia trailing from the 35th, and own-goal leveled the score in the 43rd. Athletic went ahead in the 45th and converted a 74th minute penalty. Musah saw yellow in first-half stoppage time. "In today's game we hit rock bottom," . . .
Reyna’s Dortmund and Pefok’s Union Berlin win in the Bundesliga
Thursday's soccer news starts in the Bundesliga with Gio Reyna subbing on in the 62nd minute of Borussia Dortmund's 2-1 win at Mainz. Dortmund fell behind in the 2nd with Julian Ryerson equalizing in the 4th. Reyna scored three minutes into stoppage time. Dortmund is 5th in the table, tied on points with 4th-place Eintracht and 6th-place Freiburg. "We'd hoped that when it came to accelerating . . .
USMNT 1 – Serbia 2
The USMNT lost 2-1 to Serbia in an international friendly at BMO Stadium on January 25. Brandon Vazquez scored for the USMNT in the 29th with Luka Ilic equalizing for Serbia in the 43rd and Veljko Simic scoring in the 46th. The USMNT closes out the January friendlies on Saturday against Colombia at Dignity Health Sports Park (7:30pm ET - TNT). . @Brvndonv becomes the 59th #USMNT player to score . . .
Draw for Musah’s Valencia in La Liga, Cannon’s Boavista in the Primeira Liga
Tuesday's soccer news starts in La Liga where Yunus Musah's Valencia drew 2-2 at home with Almeria. Valencia's Justin Kluivert scored in the 48th with Almeria equalizing in the 54th. Jose Gaya returned the Valencia lead in the 65th with Almeria equalizing in the 74th. "I think that it is a problem when you take the lead twice in a game like today, and we got the two goals as we wanted, for it . . .
Bundesliga wins for Pefok’s Union Berlin and Reyna’s Borussia Dortmund
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe, Brazil, and Mexico starts in the Bundesliga where Jordan Pefok subbed out in the 63rd minute of Union Berlin's 3-1 home win over Hoffenheim. Union missed a penalty in the 24th and fell behind in the 43rd. Danilho Doekhi scored for Union in the 73rd and 89th and Jamie Leweling added a third goal six minutes into stoppage time. Gio Reyna subbed on in the . . .
Scouting USMNT January 2023 opponents Serbia and Colombia
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 20, 2023) US Soccer Players - The 2023 edition of the USMNT's January camp arrives at the beginning of a new World Cup cycle, one that will culminate with the tournament taking place in North America. Even at the far front edge of the journey to 2026, there's excitement around the possibilities. The man in charge of the USMNT, assistant coach Anthony Hudson, . . .
The Olympic angle at this January camp
By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 19, 2022) US Soccer Players - Ready or not, the USMNT's next World Cup cycle officially begins this week as the 2023 January camp convenes in Carson, California. Early analysis of the road to 2026 has centered on the likely absence of a qualification process, part and parcel of co-hosting that tournament alongside Canada and Mexico. That's often seen as a . . .
Rangers win, Leeds advances in the FA Cup, Valencia in the Copa del Rey
Thursday's soccer news rounds up the USMNT player results in Europe, starting in the Scottish Premiership. Malik Tillman subbed on in the 78th and James Sands in the 83rd for Rangers' 3-2 home win at Kilmarnock. Rangers fell behind in the 6th minute with Alfredo Morelos equalizing in the 23rd. Ryan Kent scored for Rangers in the 51st and Kilmarnock went a man down to a 59th minute red card. . . .
USMNT players in the Fourth Round of the 2022-23 FA Cup
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 18, 2023) US Soccer Players - The oldest soccer tournament in the world is now one game away from wrapping up the Third Round of the 2022-23 edition. This season's tournament is delivering its fair share of Cinderellas. Non-league Wrexham is still alive, giving its celebrity owners a Hollywood-like story. Next Tuesday's final Third Round replay will see either . . .
24 players called into 2023 USMNT January camp
USMNT assistant coach Anthony Hudson named 24 players for the 2023 January camp that begins on January 21 in greater Los Angeles. The team will play two games, against Serbia on January 25 at Bank of California Stadium (10pm ET - HBO Max and Universo) and against Colombia on January 28 (7:30pm ET - TNT and Telemundo) at Dignity Health Sports Park. "The annual January Camp gives us a chance to . . .
