The soccer news starts in the Premier League with DeAndre Yedlin and Christian Pulisic both scoring in wins for their clubs. Yedlin's Newcastle beat Bournemouth 2-1 at home. Trailing from the 14th minute, Yedlin equalized in the 42nd with Ciaran Clark scoring in the 52nd. "We know how crucial back-to-back wins are in the Premier League," Newcastle manager Steve Bruce said. "So it was vitally . . .
Another big result for Chelsea
The soccer news starts with USMNT player Christian Pulisic once again playing a role in an unlikely draw for Chelsea in the Champions League. Chelsea drew 4-4 with Ajax at Stamford Bridge, with Pulisic setting up the penalty that leveled the score at 1-1. From there, a game that had already taken an odd turn took several more with Chelsea eventually finding an equalizer and another point in the . . .
Fortuna Dusseldorf wins Bundesliga derby
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico starts with a Bundesliga derby. Alfredo Morales won the 38th minute penalty that set Fortuna Dusseldorf on its way to a 2-0 home shutout of local rivals Cologne. Zack Steffen made one save to keep the clean sheet. Rouwen Hennings converted the penalty and Erik Thommy scored in the 61st. "I'm so happy," Morales said.… "After the game, celebrating a . . .
Stoke City in the Championship
The soccer news starts in the Championship. Cameron Carter-Vickers will have a new manager with Stoke City dismissing Nathan Jones along with the club's assistant manager and first team coach. Jones had been with the club since January, 2019. Stoke is in 23rd-place in the Championship, tied on points with last-place Barnsley. Back-to-back losses followed back-to-back wins in October. Stoke City . . .
It’s Seattle vs Toronto in the 2019 MLS Cup
The soccer news starts with another conference final upset. 4th-place Toronto FC knocked out 2nd-place Atlanta United 2-1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Toronto advances to play at Seattle in the 2019 MLS Cup final on November 10 (3pm ET - ABC). Toronto and Seattle met in the 2016 and 2017 MLS Cups, both held at BM Field. Seattle won in 2016 on penalties after finishing scoreless and Toronto completed . . .
Seattle upsets LAFC
The soccer news starts with a shock result at Banc of California Stadium. The Seattle Sounders knocked LAFC out of the playoffs, winning the Western Conference final 3-1. Eduard Atuesta put LAFC up from a freekick in the 17th minute. Raul Ruidiaz equalized for Seattle in the 22nd minute. Seattle took the lead through Nicolas Lodeiro in the 26th with Ruidiaz scoring again in the 64th minute. "The . . .
Pulisic scores three for Chelsea
Christian Pulisic added to his game winning assist in the Champions League midweek with a Premier League hat-trick in the 4-2 win at Burnley. Pulisic's goals came in the 21st, 45th, and 56th minutes with Willian making it 4-0 in the 58th. Burnley scored in the 86th and 89th minutes. "It’s incredible, honestly I can’t believe it," Pulisic said. "The goals were amazing. It’s tough to say which was . . .
Atlanta and LAFC advance in the MLS playoffs
The soccer news starts with the MLS playoffs and Atlanta United claiming the other spot in the Eastern Conference finals. Atlanta knocked out Philadelphia 2-0 at home and will host Toronto on October 30 (8pm ET - FS1). Julian Gressel put United up in the 10th minute and assisted on Josef Martinez's goal in the 80th. Atlanta goalkeeper Brad Guzan made three saves to keep the clean sheet. "The . . .
Big game for Pulisic
The soccer news starts in the Champions League with Christian Pulisic setting up the only goal in Chelsea's 1-0 win at Sergino Dest's Ajax. Pulisic subbed on in the 66th minute. Marked by Dest, Pulisic passed to Michy Batshuayi who scored the game's only goal in the 86th minute. Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga made two saves to keep the clean sheet. Chelsea tops Group H on the head-to-head . . .
Goal for Gooch
The soccer news starts in England's League One with Lynden Gooch scoring in Sunderland's 5-0 home shutout of Tranmere Rovers. Duncan Watmore opened the scoring in the 24th minute with Christopher Maguire doubling the lead in the 26th. Gooch made it 3-0 in the 39th with Will Grigg scoring in the 83rd. Luke O'Nien finished off the goals in the 90th minute. Gooch subbed out in the 54th. "We have got . . .
