Lily Yohannes, the 18-year-old USWNT midfielder, was named the French Arkema Première Ligue’s 2025-26 Best XI at the Trophées UNFP at the Palais Brongniart in Paris.
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USMNT World Cup Hopefuls: Goals for Reyna, Berhalter, Luna and Pepi
The reasons for optimism from this weekend’s U.S. national team pool in club action included: Gio Reyna scoring in his longest appearance (32 minutes) for Borussia Mönchengladbach since December, and goals by Diego Luna, Sebastian Berhalter and Ricardo Pepi. Most disconcerting was Christian Pulisic missing AC Milan’s game for what Italian reported as glute muscle […]
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Johnny Cardoso falls short of Champions League final as Arsenal edges Atletico Madrid
U.S. midfielder Johnny Cardoso, who started and went 88 minutes for Atletico Madrid in its 1-1 semifinal first-leg tie with Arsenal, came off the bench in the 57th minute of Atleti’s 1-0 first-leg loss on Tuesday in London. Bukayo Saka‘s 44th-minute goal earned the Gunners a 2-1 aggregate win and a UEFA Champions League final […]
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USMNT World Cup Hopefuls: Pulisic ‘unrecognizable’
It’s only 23 days before the USMNT’s World Cup roster is revealed at an event hosted by Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City’s South Street Seaport and televised by Fox.
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Top 5 games this weekend: Tracking USMNT World Cup hopefuls in England, Spain, the Netherlands and MLS
We are officially in the final month of the European season while MLS enters its 11th round of games. Most importantly, Mauricio Pochettino will name his World Cup roster later this month, heightening the drama around the games in the coming weeks. When selecting our top five games of the weekend, we will start in […]
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Johnny Cardoso sets a U.S. milestone with UEFA Champions League start in Atleti’s tie with Arsenal
On Wednesday, Johnny Cardoso became the fourth U.S. player to see UEFA Champions League final four action. Cardoso started and went 88 minutes for Atletico Madrid in its 1-1 first-leg semifinal tie with Arsenal. The 24-year-old Cardoso, who was born in New Jersey and raised in Brazil, had earned his 23rd USMNT cap in the […]
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Mathis Albert becomes the youngest U.S. Bundesliga player
The 16-year-old Mathis Albert came off the Borussia Dortmund bench in the 89th minute of its 4-0 win over Freiburg on Sunday to break the record for youngest Bundesliga debut by an American player. Youngest U.S. players (Bundesliga debuts)1. Mathis Albert (Borussia Dortmund, April 26, 2026)16 years, 11 months, 5 days.2. Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund, […]
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Lyon beat Auxerre to stay on course for Champions League
Lyon held off lowly Auxerre 3-2 in Ligue 1 on Saturday to keep their Champions League ambitions on track. A Roman Yaremchuk brace, either side of a Corentin Tolisso goal, was enough to move the hosts to 57 points and open up a provisional three point gap to fourth-placed Lille. Auxerre, despite a Sinaly Diomande […]
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Top 5 games this weekend: Tracking USMNT World Cup hopefuls in England, France, Italy and MLS
We are at a pivotal time in the calendar of a World Cup year. There are now just a few weeks remaining in the European season. In MLS, we are now entering midseason where teams have two games a week and the standings shift quickly.
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Ricardo Pepi’s brace gives him career-high goal total
Ricardo Pepi scored twice on headers in champion PSV’s 6-1 win over PEC Zwolle to give him a career-high 13 Eredivisie goals this season. The 23-year-old American leads the Eredivisie with an average of 1.00 goals per 90 minutes. Wisconsin product Esmir Bajraktarević, who plays for World Cup finalist Bosnia & Herzegovina, also had a brace. Pepi […]