The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico starts with Josh Sargent scoring on his debut. Sargent subbed on in the 75th minute and was on the score sheet almost immediately in Werder Bremen's 3-1 home win over Alfredo Morales's Fortuna Dusseldorf. Morales subbed on in the 60th minute. Kevin Mohwald opened the scoring for Werder Bremen in the 20th minute. Fortuna's Dodi Lukebakio equalized . . .
Joe Corona’s Club America advances in Liga MX playoffs
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico starts in Liga MX. Joe Corona subbed on in the 69th minute for Club America in their 3-2 home win over Toluca, taking their Apertura playoff quarterfinal series 5-4 on aggregate. Roger Martinez scored for Club America in the 3rd minute with Bruno Valdez doubling the lead in the 24th. Toluca went a man down in the 51st with Paul Aguilar scoring for . . .
Pareja’s chance with Club Tijuana
By Luis Bueno – RIVERSIDE, CA (Nov 28, 2018) US Soccer Players - In Mexico, a much-rumored and not-at-all secret coaching move became official this week. No, it is not Gerardo “Tata” Martino taking over El Tri. Instead, it's a move that could have more impact than that one. Club Tijuana reached north and plucked Oscar Pareja away from FC Dallas and MLS. With it, the Liga MX club lured away one of . . .
Liga MX regular season concludes
The 2018 Liga MX Apertura concluded its regular season over the weekend. Ventura Alvarado's Necaxa lost 1-0 at Queretaro. The game's only goal came in the 41st with Queretaro playing a man down from the 86th minute. Omar Gonzalez's Atlas lost 3-1 at Monterrey. Trailing 3-0 from the 80th minute, Jefferson Duque scored for Atlas in the 88th. Michael Orozco's Lobos BUAP shutout Toluca 2-0 at home. . . .
FC Dallas needs a new coach
The soccer news starts with confirmation of earlier reporting over the weekend. Oscar Pareja is no longer the coach of FC Dallas, leaving the MLS team for Liga MX's Club Tijuana. The move is interesting for both teams. From a Liga MX perspective, is Pareja the coach that stabilizes the situation for Tijuana? From an MLS perspective, what happens to a team that if anything has under delivered over . . .
Gooch scores in Sunderland’s FA Cup win
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico starts in the FA Cup. Lynden Gooch scored in Sunderland's 2-1 First Round win over Port Vale. George Honeyman put Sunderland up in the 1st minute with Gooch doubling the lead in the 19th. Port Vale pulled a goal back in the 35th. Gooch subbed out in the 81st minute. DeAndre Yedlin's Newcastle beat Bournemouth 2-1 in the Premier League. Salomon . . .
Newcastle wins at home
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico starts in the Premier League with Newcastle United picking up three points at home. DeAndre Yedlin's Newcastle shutout Watford 1-0. Ayoze Perez scored in the 65th minute with Martin Dubravka keeping the clean sheet. “I think you could see from the lads on the pitch that there was a desire to get the points today,” Newcastle's Matt Ritchie said. . . .
Big game for Andrew Wooten
We start the roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico in the 2.Bundesliga. Andrew Wooten scored twice in Saundhausen's 3-3 draw at Paderborn. Fabian Schleusener put Sandhausen up in the 14th minute with Wooten doubling the lead in the 27th. Paderborn came back with goals in the 35th and 66th, taking the lead in the 80th minute. Wooten equalized in the 83rd. Also in the 2.Bundesliga, Terrence . . .
Gonzalez scores winner for Atlas, shutout for Yarbrough
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico starts in Liga MX with Omar Gonzalez the hero for Atlas in their 4-3 home win over Veracruz. Atlas fell behind in the 3rd minute with Andres Andrade equalizing from the penalty spot in the 16th. Veracruz converted a penalty in the 34th with Jefferson Duque equalizing for Atlas in the 41st. Atlas went up a man in the 62nd and took the lead through a . . .
Should MLS consider the Copa Libertadores?
By Luis Bueno – RIVERSIDE, CA (Oct 17, 2018) US Soccer Players - Since its inception, MLS has tried to become a stronger league. They've loosened the constraints of single-entity, spent more on players, and increased the number of teams. That's widened and diversified the level of competition found within the league. MLS is a far better league now than it was even a decade ago, but the work is far . . .
