Midfielder James Sands played 120 minutes in St. Pauli’s German Cup win over Hoffenheim on Tuesday after sitting out Saturday’s Bundesliga loss to Eintracht Frankfurt.

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Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards,...