Soccer America Daily
Sunday, June 21, 2020
  • Big day for the 'American dream' and Bayern duo in Germany
    by Paul Kennedy

    Saturday was a day Gio Reyna, 17, Chris Richards, 20, and Taylor Booth, 19, won't forget. Read the whole story

  • Champions: Americans in Big 5 European leagues (1970-2020)

    1. Thomas Dooley (Kaiserslautern, Bundesliga, 1990-91, 23 games)
    2. *Tim Weah (Paris SG, Ligue 1, 2017-18, 3 games)
    3. Chris Richards (Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, 2019-20, 1 game)
    *Weah played 2 games at start of 2018-19 season with Ligue 1 champion Paris SG before moving on loan to Celtic (where he won Scottish Premier League).

  • Watch: Pedro Neto's excellent volley golazo for Wolves
    by Mike Woitalla

    After an impressive buildup by Spaniard Adama Traore, 20-year-old Portuguese Pedro Neto struck wonderfully in Wolves' 2-0 win over Leicester City. Read the whole story

  • Yanks Abroad: Saturday, June 20

    Austria (Bundesliga) Erik Palmer-Brown, Austria Wien, 90 minutes (2-1 at Swarovski Tirol)
    England (Championship) Cameron Carter-Vickers, Luton Town, 90 minutes (1-1 vs. Preston North End)
    -- Duane Holmes, Derby County, 61 minutes (3-2 at Millwall)
    -- Tim Ream, Fulham, 90 minutes (0-2 vs. Brentford)
    -- Antonee Robinson, Wigan Athletic, 90 minutes (2-0 at Huddersfield Town)
    Germany (Bundesliga) Tyler Adams, RB Leipzig, sub-45 minutes (0-2 vs. Bor. Dortmund)
    -- John Brooks, Wolfsburg, 90 minutes (4-1 at Schalke 04)
    -- Tim Chandler, Ein. Frankfurt, 62 minutes (1-1 at FC Cologne)
    -- Weston McKennie, Schalke 04, 90 minutes (1-4 vs. Wolfsburg)
    -- Gio Reyna, Bor. Dortmund, 80 minutes, 1 assist (2-0 vs. RB Leipzig)
    -- Chris Richards, Bayern Munich, sub-7 minutes (3-1 vs. Freiburg)
    -- Josh Sargent, Werder Bremen, 90 minutes (1-3 at Mainz)
    (3. Liga) Taylor Booth, Bayern Munich II, 52 minutes (2-2 at Magdeburg)
    -- McKinze Gaines, Sonnenhof Grossaspach, sub-45 minutes, 1 goal (2-3 at Waldhof Mannheim)
    Israel (Ligat ha'Al) Josh Cohen, Maccabi Haifa, 90 minutes (1-0 at Hapoel Be'er Sheva)
    Italy (Serie B) Andrija Novakovich, Frosinone, 81 minutes (0-0 at Trapani)
    Norway (Eliteserien) Henry Wingo, Molde, sub-6 minutes (1-0 vs. Rosenborg)
    Poland (Ekstraklasa) Ben Lederman, Rakow Czestochowa, sub-8 minutes (3-1 vs. Wisla Krakow)
    Turkey (SuperLig) Tyler Boyd, Besiktas, sub-22 minutes (5-1 at Denzilspor)
    *Made club debuts.

  • Multi-state U.S. youth club GPS, which partnered with Bayern Munich, shuts down
    by Mike Woitalla

    Global Premier Soccer ran youth programs in more than 20 states and partnered with Bayern Munich since 2014. Read the whole story

  • Atlanta United confirms a second first-team player tests positive to COVID-19
    by Paul Kennedy

    The MLS club moved to non-contact, individual training sessions and will continue non-contact training on Monday. Read the whole story

  • Costa Rica, the first Concacaf nation to resume play, forced to shut down again
    by Paul Kennedy

    The Liga Promamerica reached the Clausura final before Sunday's first leg between Alajuelense and Sapriss was postponed. Read the whole story

  • Sunday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)

    1. Coaches fear youth sports may not get through coronavirus shutdowns By Bianna Golodryga and Meridith Edwards (CNN)
    2. Concern throughout NBA grows as coronavirus cases spike in Florida play By Baxter Holmes and Zach Lowe (ESPN)
    3. TikTok teens and K-Pop stans say they sank Trump rally By Taylor Lorenz, Kellen Browning and Sheera Frenkel (New York Times)

  • SoccerTalk with Paul Gardner
    Soccer's disgrace: unchecked goalkeeper violence
    by Paul Gardner

    I return to the worrying tale of Eric Garcia, the young Man City defender severely injured last Wednesday. Read the whole story