Wednesday's soccer news starts in the Concacaf Champions League, where Philadelphia advanced 4-0 on the night and by the same score on aggregate over Alianza. Playing a man up from the 40th minute, the Union's Damion Lowe scored a minute into stoppage time at Subaru Park. Daniel Gazdag converted a 62nd minute penalty and Andres Perea added goals in the 81st and 84th minutes. Philadelphia . . .
MLS tactics early in the 2023 season
By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Mar 13, 2023) US Soccer Players – If there's a common trend when looking at MLS clubs finding success early in the 2023 season, it could be the two tactical formations already standing out. The 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1 have proven to be part of the formula in both conferences so far. It is obviously very early, in addition to the small sample size. Formations are largely . . .
Loss for Gladbach, draw for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga, goal for Carter-Vickers
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe, Mexico, and Brazil starts in the Bundesliga, where Joe Scally's Gladbach lost 3-0 at RB Leipzig. Gladbach fell behind to a 58th minute goal with Leipzig adding a 71st minute penalty and a third goal in the 80th. Gio Reyna subbed on in the 80th minute of Borussia Dortmund's 2-2 draw at Schalke. Nico Schlotterbeck put Dortmund up in the 38th with Schalke . . .
MLS Week 3: Atlanta wins at Charlotte, Cincinnati beats Seattle
Week 3 in MLS opened with Atlanta United winning 3-0 at Charlotte. Caleb Wiley put United up in the 5th and Luiz Araujo doubled the lead in the 12th. Wiley scored again two minutes into first-half stoppage time. Atlanta goalkeeper Brad Guzan made three saves to keep the clean sheet. "Today was one of the most complete games," Atlanta United coach Gonzalo Pineda said. "Was it perfect? No, we . . .
Europa League opening leg draws for Union Berlin and Arsenal, CCL win for LAFC
Friday's soccer news starts in the Europa League round of 16 first-legs, where Jordan Pefok subbed on in the 63rd minute of Union Berlin's 3-3 home draw with Union St-Gilloise. Down a goal from the 28th, Union Berlin's Josip Juranovic equalized in the 42nd. Union St Gilloise scored in the 58th. Union Berlin got its second equalizer when Robin Knoche scored from the rebound of his penalty shot in . . .
The state of USL in 2023
By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (Mar 9, 2023) US Soccer Players - The USL Championship kicks off its 2023 season, its 13th in its current iteration, this weekend. Eleven matches across the country will raise the curtain, with 24 member teams in all pursuing the league title currently in possession of San Antonio FC. Next week the 12 teams of its third-tier sibling USL League One get their . . .
Premiership wins for Celtic and Rangers, Vancouver takes CCL lead
Thursday's soccer news starts in the Scottish Premiership where Cameron carter Vickers's Celtic beat Hearts 3-1 at home. Falling behind in the 6th minute, Celtic's Daizen Maeda equalized in the 25th and Kyogo Furuhashi scored in the 60th. Saed Haksabanovic scored Celtic's third goal in the 84th. Celtic's lead at the top of the Premiership table is nine points with 79 points from 28 games . . .
Pulisic’s Chelsea advances, Borussia Dortmund and Club Brugge exit the Champions League
Wednesday's soccer news starts in the Champions League where Christian Pulisic subbed on in the 83rd minute of Chelsea's 2-0 home win over Borussia Dortmund to advance 2-1 on aggregate in the Champions League round of 16. Gio Reyna subbed on in the 5th minute for Dortmund due to an injury. Raheem Sterling scored for Chelsea in the 43rd with Kai Havertz converting a penalty in the 53rd . . .
Loss for Fulham, draw for Celta Vigo, loss for Antalyaspor
Tuesday's soccer news starts in the Premier League where Tim Ream and Antonee Robinson's Fulham lost 3-2 at Brentford. Falling behind in the 6th minute, Fulham's Manor Solomon equalized in the 39th. Brentford retook the lead from a 53rd minute penalty, scoring again in the 85th. Fulham's Carlos Vinicius pulled a goal back nine minutes into stoppage time. "It's a moment for us to learn and to . . .
Walker Zimmerman: “Appreciate what happened, but also focus on what’s next”
By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Mar 6, 2023) US Soccer Players – He was the big man in the center of the defense for the United States at the recent World Cup. When he isn’t clearing away balls or intimidating strikers for the USMNT, center back Walker Zimmerman does all that each week for Nashville SC. Zimmerman hasn’t missed a step with Nashville, already getting off to a strong start in . . .
