Wednesday's soccer news starts in the Champions League quarterfinal second-legs. Christian Pulisic subbed on in the 83rd minute of Chelsea's 3-1 regulation result at Real Madrid, sending the series into extra time tied 4-4 where Real Madrid won 5-4 on aggregate. Mason Mount opened the scoring for Chelsea at the Bernebeu in the 15th minute with Antonio Riduger doubling the lead on the night. Timo . . .
Yunus Musah’s Valencia in 9th-place in La Liga
Tuesday's soccer news starts in La Liga. Yunus Musah subbed out in the 72nd minute of Valencia's 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano. Carlos Soler put Valencia up in the 57th minute with Sergio Guardiola Navarro equalizing in the 83rd. "The idea was to come here to get the three points, but we had a team in front of us who have been very tough at home throughout the season," Valencia coach Jose Bordalas . . .
Steffen’s Manchester City and Pulisic’s Chelsea advance to the FA Cup semifinals
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Brazil starts in England's FA Cup. Zack Steffen was in goal for Manchester City, advancing to the semifinals 4-1 at Southampton. Raheen Sterling put City up in the 12th with an own-goal leveling the score in first-half stoppage time. City's Kevin De Bruyne converted a penalty in the 62nd with Phil Foden (75th) and Riyad Mahrez (78th) adding goals. Steffen . . .
5 USMNT players to watch in Europe as the 2021-22 season winds down
By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Mar 14, 2022) US Soccer Players – As the English like to say, the various domestic leagues across Europe are reaching the business end of the competition. As the long winter gives way to spring, there are plenty of trophies to win, table positions to climb, and relegation to avoid. The spring is the time when titles races heat up and clubs, even ones who can't win . . .
Pulisic scores in Chelsea win at Burnley
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe starts in the Premier League. Christian Pulisic scored the fourth goal in Chelsea's 4-0 win at Burnley in the Premier League. Reece James opened the scoring in the 47th and Kai Havertz added goals in the 53rd and 55th. Pulisic added a goal in the 69th minute. "When you arrive at Turf Moor, you know what's waiting – physicality, direct play, headers, . . .
Chelsea advances in the FA Cup, Valencia makes the Copa del Rey final
Thursday's soccer news starts with the Fifth Round of the FA Cup. Christian Pulisic subbed on in the 61st minute of Chelsea's 3-2 win at Luton Town, the same day the club announced it was for sale. Falling behind in the 2nd minute, Saul Niguez equalized for Chelsea in the 27th. Luton Town retook the lead in the 40th with Timo Werner equalizing in the 68th. Romelu Lukaku scored Chelsea's winner in . . .
Chelsea in the League Cup, goals for Boyd, de la Torre, and Diskerud
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe starts with England's League Cup. Christian Pulisic's Chelsea finished 0-0 with Liverpool through extra time at Wembley, losing the League Cup final 11-10 on penalties. Pulisic subbed out in the 74th minute. "We have to accept the quality of the opponent, and this is maybe the most dangerous attacking side at the moment in Europe, and full of individual . . .
Weston McKennie’s Juventus advances to the Coppa Italia semifinals
Friday's soccer news starts in the Coppa Italia quarterfinals. Weston McKennie's Juventus beat Sassuolo 2-1 at home to advance to the Coppa Italia semifinals. Paulo Dybala scored for Juventus in the 3rd with Sassuolo equalizing in the 24th. Sassuolo gave up an 88th minute own-goal. Juventus will play Fiorentina over two-legs starting on March 3. "In the first-half the goal made us leave the . . .
Reyna back for Borussia Dortmund
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe starts in the Bundesliga. Gio Reyna made his return for Borussia Dortmund, subbing on in the 61st minute of Borussia Dortmund's 5-2 home loss to Bayer Leverkusen. An own-goal put Leverkusen up in the 10th and an own-goal leveled the score in the 16th. Leverkusen went ahead in the 20th, adding goals in the 28th, 53rd, and 87th. Steffen Tigges scored for . . .
Goal for Holmes, derby win for Cameron Carter-Vickers
Thursday's soccer news starts in the Championship. Duane Holmes scored in Huddersfield Town's 2-0 home win over Derby County. With Derby playing a man down from the 3rd minute, Holmes scored in the 75th and Jordan Rhodes doubled the lead in the 79th minute. "For me, their player getting sent off changed the dynamic of the game," Huddersfield Town coach Carlos Corberan said. When you are playing . . .