The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Brazil starts in the Bundesliga with Joe Scally's Gladbach winning 3-1 at home over VfB Stuttgart. Jonas Hoffman put Gladbach up in the 4th with Marcus Thuram doubling the lead in the 25th. Stuttgart pulled a goal back in the 35th, but Patrick Hermann finished off the Gladbach goals four minutes into stoppage time. Gio Reyna subbed out in the 67th minute . . .
Philadelphia’s diamond and LAFC’s three-man midfield in the MLS Cup final
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Nov 4, 2022) US Soccer Players - Let's not pretend it isn't a cliche. Soccer games are won in the midfield. The cliche exists for an obvious reason. So much of any game is played in the middle half of the field that it's natural to focus there when trying to analyze a match-up. When the match-up you're trying to analyze is a championship game, it only ramps up the . . .
Ledezma’s PSV, Turner’s Arsenal, and Pefok’s Union Berlin advance in the Europa League
Friday's soccer news starts in the Europa League where Richy Ledezma's PSV finished 2nd in group A with a 2-1 win at Bodo/Glimt. An own-goal put PSV up in the 35th and Johan Bakayoko doubled the lead in the 52nd minute. Bodo/Glimt scored three minutes into stoppage time. Also in group A, Matt Turner wasn't in the squad for Arsenal's 1-0 home win over FZ Zurich. Kieran Tierney scored in the 17th . . .
Pulisic’s Chelsea and Brooks’s Benfica win Champions League groups, Dest’s AC Milan finishes 2nd
Thursday's soccer news starts with Champions League group E, where Christian Pulisic subbed on in the 83rd minute of Chelsea's 2-1 home win over Dinamo Zagreb. Chelsea fell behind in the 7th with Raheem Sterling equalizing in the 18th. Denis Zakaria gave them the lead in the 30th with Chelsea advancing as group E winners. Also in group E, Sergino Dest wasn't in the squad for AC Milan's 4-0 home . . .
MLS Power Rankings: The obvious top two and figuring out the bottom of the tables
By Luis Bueno - RIVERSIDE, CA (Nov 2, 2022) US Soccer Players - And then there were two. LAFC and Philadelphia will meet on Saturday at Banc of California Stadium in the 2022 MLS Cup. There is finally justice as the two best teams during the regular season will decide the league title in a one-off contest. If the result follows these rankings, the hosts will hoist the trophy before its boisterous . . .
Chandler’s Eintracht and Otasowie’s Club Brugge finish second in Champions League groups
Wednesday's soccer news starts in the Champions League, where Timmy Chandler was on the bench for Eintracht's 2-1 win at Sporting to take 2nd-place in group D. Trailing from the 39th minute, Eintracht's Daichi Kamada equalized from the penalty spot in the 62nd and Randal Muani scored in the 72nd minute. "Congratulations to the whole team!," Eintracht coach Oliver Glasner said. "It's crazy, what . . .
Champions League groups F, E, and H, goal for Haji Wright in Super Lig
Tuesday's soccer news starts with the second part of the final matchday previews for USMNT players in the Champions League. Cameron Carter-Vickers's Celtic is at Real Madrid in group F, with Celtic unable to finish any higher than 4th-place. Real Madrid leads the group by one point over RB Leipzig. "We will go there and test ourselves as we have done through this whole campaign," Celtic manager . . .
Reflection, Revamping, and Rebuilding for the Dynamo and DC United
By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Oct 31, 2022) US Soccer Players – All eyes over the past few weeks have been on the MLS Cup playoffs. Meanwhile, for the 14 teams that did not make the postseason, this is a time for reflection, revamping, and rebuilding. It’s these three Rs that highlight the offseason for half the teams in MLS that came up short during the regular season. In a league known for . . .
LAFC and the Union will play for MLS Cup, Champions League preview
Monday's soccer news starts with the MLS conference finals, with LAFC shutting out Austin 3-0 at home to advance from the West. Cristian Arango opened the scoring in the 29th with an own-goal doubling the lead in the 62nd. LAFC's Kwadwo Opoku made it 3-0 in the 81st with goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau making one save to keep the clean sheet. "We were aggressive, intense, and we were capable of . . .
Win for McKennie’s Juventus, loss for AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund beats Eintracht
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe starts in Serie A with Weston McKennie subbing out at halftime of Juventus's 1-0 win at Lecce. Nicolo Fagiolo scored for Juve in the 73rd minute. Sergino Dest subbed on at halftime of AC Milan's 2-1 loss at Torino. Trailing 2-0 from goals in the 35th and 37th, Junior Messias scored for Milan in the 67th minute. Tanner Tessmann and Andrija Novakovich subbed . . .
