The migration of American players to Germany began in the 1980s. In 1988, Paul Caligiuri, originally signed by Hamburg SV, was starting for Second Division SV Meppen. A group of young players joined lower division clubs, including Brad Smith, Shawn Blakeman, Mike Linenberger, Dario Brose and Chris Veselka. To read the 1988 Soccer America article …
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Americans Abroad: Lyon falls; Tanner Tessmann misses out on Champions League
Lyon, with midfielder Tanner Tessmann, will return to the Europa League after losing 2-1 at home to Fenerbahce after tying the first leg, 1-1.
U.S. players on 2026-27 UEFA Champions League squads are:
Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid)
Mathis Albert (Borussia Dortmund)
Samuel Adeniran (LASK)
George Bello (LASK)
Sergino Dest (PSV)
Ricardo Pepi (PSV)
Alex Freeman (Villarreal)
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Americans Abroad: Christian Pulisic poised for return on Friday
Christian Pulisic could see his first Italian Serie A action on Friday when AC Milan hosts Venezia, which features American midfielder Gianluca Busio, on Matchday 2. Pulisic returned to full training last week after recovering from a lower leg injury suffered at the World Cup. La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that, despite playing zero minutes […]
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American Abroad: Texan striker creates nightmare for Celtic in Austria
Houston native Samuel Adeniran’s second goal of the evening decided LASK Linz’s qualifying series against Celtic and sent the Austrian club to the UEFA Champions League for the first time. Adeniran’s overtime strike capped a 5-1 win that overcame a 3-0 first-leg win in Glasgow by Celtic, which started Americans Auston Trusty and Cameron Carter-Vickers in central defense. American midfield George Bello went the 120 minutes for LASK.
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Americans Abroad: Middlesbrough and Leeds advance in English League Cup
Brenden Aaronson and Sebastian Berhalter started for Middlesbrough in the English second-tier club’s win over third-tier Doncaster Rovers and Aidan Morris subbed in for Berhalter. Brenden Aaronson came off the bench for the Leeds United, which beat fellow Premier League club Nottingham Forest. They advanced to the round of 64 of the EFL Carabao Cup.
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Americans Abroad: Antonee Robinson comes up short against Chelsea
The U.S. outside back squandered a chance equalize for Fulham in its 3-2 loss to Chelsea. He outran Josh Acheampong to Jorge Cuenca’s through ball and caught Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez in no-man’s land. But Robinson’s half-volley lob past goalkeeper Robert Sanchez bounced four yards wide. For video of Robinson’s chance and his player rating …
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USL: Charleston Battery’s Colton Swan headed to Hibs in January
The Charleston Battery’s top goal scorer will join Hibernian at the end of the 2026 USL Championship season on a six-figure transfer deal. The U.S. U-20 leads the Battery with 11 goals across all competitions in 2026, his first pro season after spending his freshman season at Indiana University.
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Sergino Dest scores on brilliant counterattack
PSV’s 5-1 win over FC Groningen was highlighted by Sergino Dest blazing counterattack and finish, while Ricardo Pepi scored from the penalty spot. 🎥 Watch (👇): The Sergino Dest goal Pepi now has two goals in PSV’s first three Eredivisie games for the three-time defending champion. 🇳🇱 Dutch EredivisieSergino Dest (PSV) 90 minutes, 1 goal (5-1 vs. […]
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Yunus Musah rebounds at AC Milan
Midfielder Yunus Musah, who started just five games for AC Milan last season, went the full 90 for the first time since August of 2024 as the Rossoneri won its Serie A opener under new coach Ruben Amorim. The 23-year-old Musah, who became the youngest U.S. World Cup starter ever at Qatar 2022, didn’t make […]
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Americans Abroad (England): Middlesbrough trio suffers first loss
All three Americans — Max Arfsten, Sebastian Berhalter and Aidan Morris — started for Middlesbrough, which fell, 2-1, at Blackburn. Of the Premier League Americans, only Brenden Aaronson, with Leeds United, came out a winner.
• Zavier Gozo scored for Crystal Palace’s U-21s. For how Americans in England fared …