The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico starts with Bobby Wood's goals for Hannover 96. Wood scored twice in Hannover's 3-1 home win over VfB Stuttgart. Wood scored in the 30th and a minute into first-half stoppage time. Stuttgart pulled a goal back in the 50th minute. Ilhas Bebou scored for Hannover a minute into stoppage time. Weston McKennie scored in Schalke's 2-0 away win at . . .
McKennie scores a Champions League winner
The soccer news starts with a big goal for Weston McKennie, making the difference in Schalke's 1-0 win at Lokomotiv Moscow in Champions League Group D. McKennie scored in the 88th minute. Schalke goalkeeper Ralf Fahrmann made one save to keep the clean sheet. McKennie saw yellow in the 52nd minute. "Today was a dream come true for me, it was truly amazing," McKennie said. I don’t score a lot of . . .
Christian Pulisic in the Champions League
The soccer news starts with matchday two in the Champions League. From a USMNT perspective, the big game is another opportunity for Christian Pulisic when Borussia Dortmund hosts Monaco. Pulisic's form this season is already drawing plenty of attention, and strong performances on the big stage will only add to that. Dortmund prepares to host Monaco after coming back to beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 . . .
Draw for Wolfsburg, comeback for Borussia Dortmund
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico starts in the Bundesliga. John Brooks's Wolfsburg drew 2-2 at home with Gladbach. Alassane Plea put Gladbach up in the 7th with Renato Steffen equalizing in the 12th. Thorgan Hazard put Gladbach up again in the 48th with Wout Weghorst equalizing in the 59th. Brooks saw yellow in the 37th minute. Bobby Wood subbed on at halftime for Hannover 96's . . .
Tim Ream returns for Fulham, De La Torre scores
The soccer news starts with the scores from the third round of England's League Cup where Tim Ream was back in action after recovering from injury in Fulham's 3-1 win at Millwall. Fellow USMNT player Luca De La Torre scored his first goal for Fulham. Joe Bryan scored for Fulham in the 7th minute with De La Torre scoring in the 52nd. Millwall pulled a goal back in the 61st with Cyrus Christie . . .
Goals for Novakovich, Pulisic
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico starts in the Eredivisie with two goals for Andrija Novakovich. In the Bundesliga, Christian Pulisic continued his run of form for Borussia Dortmund, scoring for the second game in a row. Schalke's Weston McKennie subbed out with a leg injury in their loss to Bayern Munich. Novakovich had half the Fortuna Sittard goals in their 4-4 home draw with . . .
Campeones Cup, cross-border rivalries, and the MLS-Liga MX partnership
By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (Sep 21, 2018) US Soccer Players - North American club soccer’s newest event made its debut Wednesday night, as Tigres UANL defeated Toronto FC 3-1 in the first edition of the Campeones Cup. It’s the first edition of an annual match pitting the reigning MLS Cup champions against their Mexican counterparts, the “Campeon de Campeones” of Liga MX. The jury will be . . .
The Europa League tries to compete
Friday's soccer news opens with Europe's other club tournament. The Europa League began its group stage on Thursday. now facing a coverage issue in the United States. In English, the games are only available on B/R Live, the new streaming service launched by Turner Sports. In Spanish, Univision has coverage but mainly on their Deportes channel. UEFA has tried to raise the status of the Europa . . .
Pulisic’s goal, McKennie’s assist
The soccer news starts with strong performances for USMNT players in the Champions League group stage. Christian Pulisic scored the game's only goal in Borussia Dortmund's 1-0 win at Club Brugge in Group A. Pulisic's goal came in the 85th minute, deflecting the ball off of his shin and over goalkeeper Karlo Letica. Ethan Horvath was on the bench for Club Brugge. ''It's really good that we won," . . .
Goals for Morales and Green
The USMNT players in Europe and Mexico roundup starts with Alfredo Morales scoring for Fortuna Dusseldorf in their 2-1 home win over Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga. Morales put Fortuna up in the 45th minute with Hoffenheim equalizing in the 86th. Dodi Lukebakio converted an 88th minute penalty for Dusseldorf. John Brooks's Wolfsburg drew 2-2 at home with Hertha BSC. Wolfsburg fell behind in the 61st . . .
