The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico starts in the Bundesliga where Weston McKennie completed his recovery from a dislocated shoulder. McKennie subbed on in the 80th minute for Schake's 5-0 loss at Bayern Munich. Schalke fell behind in the 6th minute, giving up another goal in first-half stoppage time. Bayern scored in the 50th, 58th, and 89th minutes. "You need several things to go . . .
Chandler scores Eintracht winner
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico starts with the return of the Bundesliga and heroics from Timmy Chandler. With Eintract tied 1-1 at Hoffenheim, Chandler scored in the 62nd minute for the 2-1 win. Eintracht had gone ahead in the 18th minute from a Bas Dost goal with Hoffenheim scoring in the 48th. "It's a 2-1, it's very important," Chandler said. "In the first game, we wanted . . .
Adams, Johnson, McKennie and the Bundesliga title
By J Hutcherson (Jan 14, 2020) US Soccer Players - While some in Germany press for games during the festive period, the Bundesliga still values taking time off. That ends on Friday when the 2019-20 season resumes with Schalke 04 playing Gladbach. After leading the Bundesliga for most of the season, Schalke ended the first-half in 2nd-place to RB Leipzig. It's an unlikely situation in Germany, with . . .
Tyler Adams returns for RB Leipzig
The soccer news starts with Tyler Adams back in the lineup for RB Leipzig's 3-1 home win over Augsburg. Trailing from the 8th minute, Konrad Laimer equalized for Leipzig in the 68th with Patrik Schick scoring in the 79th. Yussuf Poulsen finished off the Die Roten Bullen goals in the 89th minute. Adams subbed out in the 86 minute. "It was an indescribable feeling to finally be back in the team . . .
Dest scores two in Ajax cup win
The soccer news starts with Sergino Dest playing a big part in getting Ajax to the next round of the KNVB Beker. Dest scored twice in Ajax's 4-3 win at Telstar in the second round of the domestic cup. Ajax took a 25th minute lead through Noa Lang with Dest scoring in the 28th. Telstar pulled a goal back in the 44th with Jurgen Ekkelenkamp scoring for Ajax in the 48th. It was Dest again in the 57th . . .
McKennie injured, Gladbach loses
The roundup of the USMNT players in Europe starts in the Bundesliga. Weston McKennie had to exit Schalke's 1-0 home win over Timmy Chandler's Eintracht in the 13th minute with an inury that required a stretcher. Schalke coach David Wagner said, "Weston has dislocated his shoulder and is in hospital right now. We don't yet know if he'll need an operation. He will definitely be out for a while." . . .
Shutout for Cameron’s QPR in the Championship
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe starts in the Championship with Geoff Cameron's QPR shutting out PNE 2-0 at home. Eberechi Eze scored in the 17th and converted a 67th minute penalty. QPR goalkeeper Joe Lumley made made three saves to keep the clean sheet. QPR is 14th in the Championship table. "We spoke before the game about how you respond to criticism, to doubts, to negativity," QPR . . .
Diskerud’s Ulsan loses K League on final day
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico obviously starts in South Korea. A yellow card accumulation suspension kept Mix Diskerud out of the final game of the season with the K League title on the line at home to Pohang Steelers. With Joenbuk chasing Ulsan, a draw or a win would see the title go to Diskerud's club. Suprising no one that follows him on Twitter, Diskerud responded to his . . .
Wolfsburg beats Eintracht, Schalke wins at Werder Bremen
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico starts in the Bundesliga. John Brooks's Wolfsburg won 2-0 at Eintracht. Wout Weghorst scored in the 19th minute. Wolfsburg went a man down with a red card to Marcel Tisserand in first-half stoppage time. Joao Victor doubled the lead in the 65th minute. Weston McKennie subbed on in the 73rd minute for Schalke's 2-1 win at Werder Bremen. Amin Harit . . .
The Bundesliga after the November break
The soccer news starts with the return of club soccer after the November international break, specifically that unpredictable Bundesliga table. Gladbach is still top with 25 points from 11 games. Three teams are chasing them four points back. That group has RB Leipzig in 2nd-place, Bayern Munich in 3rd, and Freiburg in 4th. Hoffenheim is a point behind them in 5th with 6th-place Borussia Dortmund . . .
