The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico starts in Liga MX with Michael Orozco scoring in Lobos BUAP's 1-1 draw at Morelia. Orozco scored in the 38th minute with Morelia equalizing in the 45th. Orozco subbed out in the 73rd minute. Ventura Alvarado's Necaxa won 2-1 at Santos Laguna. Facundo Castro scored for Necaxa in the 17th minute with Santos equalizing in the 55th. Rodrigo Contreras . . .
Soccer Tactics: Guardiola and Klopp in the Premier League
By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Mar 11, 2019) US Soccer Players – The Premier League has become a staple on American television and the steady diet of sports programming on weekends alongside the NFL and college basketball. Club jerseys of England’s biggest clubs, such as Manchester City and Liverpool, have become ubiquitous among even casual fans. What’s less understood by those same casual . . .
Super sub performance from Christian Pulisic, Wooten scores
The roundup of the USMNT players in Europe and Mexico starts in the Bundesliga with goals for Christian Pulisic and Andrew Wooten. Christian Pulisic subbed on in the 78th minute for Borussia Dortmund, triggering a late comeback to turn one point into three in the 3-1 home win over Stuttgart. Marco Reus put Dortmund up from the penalty spot int he 62nd with Stuttgart equalizing in the 71st. . . .
Brooks scores for Wolfsburg, goal for Novakovich
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico starts in the Bundesliga with a goal for John Brooks. Wolfsburg drew 1-1 with Werder Bremen. Brooks scored in the 54th minute with Max Kruse equalizing in the 74th. "We started the second-half in exactly the same way as the first because I told the lads to be patient and keep playing the way they were," Wolfsburg coach Bruno Labbadia said. . . .
Chelsea’s goalkeepers
The soccer news starts with the League Cup final and a substitution issue for Chelsea. With the clock heading to the end of extra time, Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri tried to sub his goalkeepers. The reason was an apparent injury to Kepa Arrizabalaga, except Kepa didn't seem to agree with Sarri's decision. Instead of coming off, he gestured at the bench and refused to leave the field. Sarri's . . .
Win for Newcastle, Fulham questions West Ham goal
The roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico starts in the Premier League where DeAndre Yedlin's Newcastle United shutout Huddersfield Town 2-0 at home. Huddersfield went a man down with a red card to Tommy Smith in the 20th minute. Salomon Rondon put Newcastle up in the 46th with Ayoze Perez scoring in the 52nd. Martin Dubravka kept the clean sheet without having to make a save. "We wanted . . .
Manchester City keeps playing for the quadruple
The soccer news starts with the Fifth Round of the FA Cup, aka the round of 16 of England's bigger cup competition. It's also a February break for the Premier League clubs already out of the competition. That includes one of the two teams at the top of the table with Liverpool exiting in the Third Round. Manchester City is through to the quarterfinals, knocking out Newport County 4-1 on . . .
Manchester United regains troubled status
The soccer news starts with Manchester United once again in trouble. Since replacing manager Jose Mourinho with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on an interim basis, United looked like a different club. All of a sudden, their problems turned into advantages. What should've worked in September was now producing wins in January. All of a sudden, Manchester United was in 4th-place, battling Arsenal and Chelsea . . .
Novakovich scores in Fortuna Sittard win
The USMNT players in Europe and Mexico starts in the Eredivisie. Andrija Novakovich scored in Fortuna Sittard's 4-1 home win over Excelsior. Lazaros Lamprou scored in the 13th and 33rd minutes. Excelsior pulled a goal back in the 55th with Mark Diemers scoring for Fortuna in the 64th. Novakovich scored in the 90th minute. Ethan Horvath was in goal for Club Brugge's 2-2 draw at Cercle Brugge. . . .
Once again it’s Timothy Weah for Celtic
Another super sub performance from headlines the roundup of USMNT players in Europe and Mexico. Weah subbed on in the 74th minute for Celtic's 2-0 away win at St Johnstone, scoring the second goal. James Forest put Celtic up in the 78th with Weah scoring in the 89th. Celtic finished a man down with a red card to Kristoffer Ajer three minutes into stoppage time. “Whatever time the coach gives me . . .
