Christian Pulisic, whom Mauiricio Pochettino ommitted from the USMNT camp that starts today, scored his first AC Milan goal since December. Ricardo Pepi will miss camp after injured in PSV’s loss and will be replaced by Damion Downs. For more on Americans in Italy, the Netherlands and Scotland. …
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Americans Abroad (Spain): Birthday boy Johnny Cardoso goes distance in Madrid derby win
Atlético Madrid’s 2-1 win over Real Madrid at the Metropolitano marked the first time in almost five months Cardoso has played 90 minutes. He put in another strong outing in central midfield, its second in five days, as he has regained his form following an ankle injury that required surgery and kept him out of the 2026 World Cup. He was not called up for the USMNT’s first camp since the World Cup.
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Noahkai Banks picks Germany
German-American defender Noahkai Banks accepted a call-up for Germany’s under-21 national team, effectively ending his association with the U.S. men’s program. Banks, who represented the USA at the 2023 U-17 World Cup and attended one USMNT senior camp, plays for Augsburg in the Bundesliga. He will need to formally apply for a switch of association […]
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Americans Abroad (Germany): Malik Tillman benched ahead of USMNT camp
Malik Tillman stayed on Bayer Leverkusen’s bench ahead joining the USMNT while 21-year-old Santiago Castaneda, who’s still awaiting his first call up, scored his first Bundesliga goal.
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Americans Abroad (England): Jack McGlynn scores from 28 yards out
U.S. players went went winless on Premier League fields but there were goals by Jack McGlynn (golazo!) and Max Arfsten scored in England’s second tier. For video of the goals and stats of Americans in England …
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Americans Abroad (France): Weah sent off as Marseille falls into relegation zone
They take soccer seriously in Marseille. We are at the first FIFA break of the fall, and already there is talk of relegation. That is because OM’s 2-1 loss to its archrival, mighty Paris St. Germain, dropped it into 17th place in 18-team Ligue 1. For captain Tim Weah, the night ended early. He was sent off for the second of two yellow cards. Most worrying out of France was the assessment of “invisible” Gio Reyna with Strasbourg.
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Balogun returns as Monaco beat Lens to continue strong Ligue 1 start
Folarin Balogun made his first appearance of the season as Monaco continued their strong start in Ligue 1 with a 2-1 win over Lens on Friday to go clear at the top of the table. Paris Brunner, the young German striker, gave the principality club a first-half lead with his sixth goal in seven games […]
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Americans Abroad: Wins for Adams, Richards and McKennie in Europa League
In its European debut, Tyler Adams’ Bournemouth beat Real Sociedad 2-1 on the road to open their Europa League campaign. Chris Richards scored the second goal in Crystal Palace’s 4-0 win over Poland’s Lech Poznań. Weston McKennie and Tim Weah captained their teams with different results — a 5-0 win for McKennie’s Juventus and 4-1 defeat for Weah’s Marseille, off to its worst start since 1964.
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Cole Campbell on his Bundesliga breakthrough, his big-time soccer mom, and life in Germany
In July, 25 years after his mother turned pro, Texas-born Campbell joined newly promoted Bundesliga club SV 07 Elversberg for a club-record transfer fee.
Campbell’s mom, Rakel (née Karvelsson) Campbell, played for the Philadelphia Charge in the inaugural WUSA season of 2001, after winning two NCAA championships with the UNC Tar Heels.
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Roster: U.S. U-17 men include four Germany-based players
U.S. under-17 national team coach Jeremy Hall called in 22 players for a camp Sept. 21-Oct. 4 in San Pedro Del Pinatar, Spain. The team (players born in 2010) begin preparations ahead of 2027 Concacaf World Cup qualifiers for the annual U-17 World Cup.