The secondary transfer window came and went across most of Europe without a lot of activity on the American front. The big news on Monday, the close of the window in Europe’s big 5 leagues, was that Ricardo Pepi will be staying at PSV for the rest of the 2025-26 season. Despite reports of an agreement between […]
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USMNT World Cup hopefuls: Midfielders shine in Germany and Italy; England corps slips up
Malik Tillman scored again for Bayer Leverkusen, which set a club record with a $41 million transfer fee to acquire the USMNT midfielder from PSV last summer. Fellow USMNT midfielder Weston McKennie also remains in fine form and added to his scoring tally. … USMNT players in the Premier League went winless. … Americans scored […]
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UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid to play Benfica again, PSG faces Monaco in playoffs
Real Madrid was handed a quick rematch with Jose Mourinho’s Benfica in the draw for the Champions League playoff round on Friday, while reigning European champion Paris Saint-Germain will face French league rival Monaco.
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Top 5 games this weekend: Tracking U.S. World Cup hopefuls in England, France and the Netherlands
The weekend ahead features several games that will be of interest for American fans as the races are taking shape for promotion, relegation, league titles and European places. Of course, these players will also have the U.S. national team in mind as players look to earn places on the team and to start games this […]
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Americans Abroad: Auston Trusty scores again in Europa League as Celtic advances
Defender Auston Trusty‘s second straight Europa League goal came in a 4-2 win over Utrecht that clinched a playoff spot for Celtic. Tanner Tessmann was a halftime sub for Lyon, which beat PAOK 4-2 and finished the league phase undefeated and in first place. Lyon and the other top eight finishers advance directly into the […]
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Malik Tillman shines on a (mostly) good Champions League decision day for Americans
Malik Tillman’s two goals in a 3-0 win over Villarreal secured a UEFA Champions League playoff spot for Bayer Leverkusen on the final day of the league phase.
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UEFA Champions League: Matchday 8 features Balogun vs. McKennie
Twelve of the 36 teams will be eliminated when the league phase of the UEFA Champions League concludes with Matchday 8 on Wednesday. The top 8 move straight into the round of 16. Ninth to 16th earn playoff seeds and will host the second leg against 17th to 24th finishers. Of the teams with USMNT […]
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USMNT heads into World Cup year with an unprecedented pool of talent
As co-host, the United States will face enormous pressure at the 2026 World Cup.
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Americans Abroad: Leeds settles for tie at Everton
Leeds United’s 1-1 tie at Everton prevented it from maintaining the gap with relegation rivals Nottingham Forest and West Ham.
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USMNT World Cup hopefuls: German corps struggles, mixed results in Italy, steady in France
It proved a rough weekend for the Germany-based corps while Americans in France went undefeated.