[AMERICANS ABROAD] Brek Shea began the week as usual, continuing his recovery from surgery to remove a bone in his footand training with FC Dallas on Monday morning. By Thursday, the final day of the January transfer window, the 22-year-old midfielder was greeted to chants of “U-S-Shea” as he left training at Englishclub Stoke City. The Potters reported the transfer fee to be 2.6 pounds ($4 million), tying it for fourth among the highest estimated fees an MLS club has paid for an American.

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