The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico starts with Christian Pulisic subbing off at halftime with a tight hamstring. Pulisic opened the scoring in the 27th minute of Chelsea's 5-2 loss to West Brom at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea's Thiago Silva saw red in the 29th minute. West Brom scored twice in stoppage time and made it 3-1 in the 63rd. They scored again in the 68th and finished off the . . .
Two goals each for Dest and Boyd
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico starts in La Liga. Sergino Dest scored twice in Barcelona's 6-1 win at Real Sociedad. Antoine Griezmann opened the scoring in the 37th minute with Dest adding goals in the 43rd and 53rd. Lionel Messi scored in the 56th. Ousmane Dembele made it 5-0 in the 71st. Real Sociedad ruined the clean sheet with a 77th minute goal. Messi finished off the . . .
The Deutsche Fussball Liga’s pandemic finances
By J Hutcherson (Mar 9, 2021) US Soccer Players - The Deutsche Fussball Liga released its 2021 financial report highlighting exactly what you, me, and pretty much anybody paying attention would expect. The pandemic has had a sizable influence on Bundesliga money and empty stadiums drag finances down. That's the new truism across sports and countries. The only question is how much of an impact it's . . .
Dike scores in Barnsley shutout
The soccer news starts in the Championship. Daryl Dike scored in the 49th minute of Barnsley's 1-0 home shutout of Birmingham City. "In training, we saw some shots from him and we were really impressed," Barnsley coach Valerien Ismael said. "We thought if he hits the ball like that, it will be a disaster for the opponent' keeper and it's exactly what happened. We knew he had a lot of power in his . . .
RB Leipzig wins, Barcelona advances, and goals in the Championship
Thursday's soccer news starts in the Bundesliga. Tyler Adams's RB Leipzig shutout John Brooks's Wolfsburg 2-0 at home. Yussuf Poulsen scored in the 63rd minute and Hwang Hee-Chan doubled the lead in the 88th. "Of course, we dream of lifting the trophy and we will do everything to do so as you saw on the pitch today," Poulsen said. "We're really fired up for the cup, but we still have to win two . . .
Sargent scores the winner for Werder Bremen
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe starts in the Bundesliga. Josh Sargent scored in Werder Bremen's 2-1 home win over Eintracht. Andre Silva put Eintracht up in the 9th minute. Theodor Gebre Selassie scored for Werder in the 47th. Sargent's goal came in the 62nd, subbing out in the 79th minute. "Everyone knows how important these three points are for us," Sargent said. "I think that we can . . .
Swansea City confirms Morris ACL injury
Monday's soccer news starts with Swansea City confirming that USMNT player Jordan Morris injured his ACL and will miss the rest of the Championship season. Morris subbed on for the second-half in the 4-1 loss to Huddersfield Town and had to be stretchered off in the 59th minute. Swansea City coach Steve Cooper updated Morris's situation in a Monday press conference. "He's had a bad injury . . .
Jordan Morris injury, goals for Duane Holmes
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe, Mexico, and Brazil starts in England's Championship with Jordan Morris stretchered off in Swansea City's 4-1 loss at Huddersfield Town. Morris subbed on at halftime, exiting with injury in the 59th. "It does not look good, does it?," Swansea City manager Steve Cooper said following the game. "I don't know the extent of it but we have our fingers crossed for . . .
The return of the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League
Monday's soccer news starts with UEFA's Champions League back in action on Tuesday and Wednesday. It's the first set of the round of 16 phase of the competition, with all four series starting this week involving USMNT players. Tyler Adams's RB Leipzig sort of hosts Liverpool on Tuesday, with that game moved to Budapest over pandemic restrictions. Giving up true home field advantage is an issue, . . .
Wooten scores again for Admira Wacker
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe, Mexico, and Brazil starts in Austria with another goal for Andrew Wooten. He scored in Admira Wacker's 2-1 loss at Wolfsberger. Wooten opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Wolfsburg equalized in the 17th and scored in the 76th. Admira Wacker is in last-place in the Austrian Bundesliga with 12 points from 17 games. Staying in Austria, Brenden Aaronson . . .
