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Americans Abroad (Germany): Joe Scally looks set for transfer

by Mike WoitallaAugust 23, 2026August 23, 2026

Borussia Mönchengladbach not dressing Joe Scally for its first-round German Cup game signaled that the 23-year-old, who has played 167 games in all competitions for the club, will be moving on. Gladbach reportedly values Scally at $10 million.
• Defensive midfielder Santiago Castaneda scored in Paderborn’s win.
For how Americans in Germany fared …

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Tim Weah will wear the Marseille captain’s armband, for now

by Paul KennedyAugust 21, 2026August 21, 2026

The 2026-27 Ligue 1 season kicks off on Friday with the largest contingent of Americans ever in France’s top flight. Gio Reyna (Strasbourg) and Bryan Reynolds (Rennes) arrive from Germany and Belgium, respectively, to join Folarin Balogun (Monaco), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse), Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) and Tim Weah (Marseille), upping the total to six Americans in Ligue 1. That is, for now. There is no guarantee that […]

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Americans in Italian Serie A: Opening weekend

by Soccer AmericaAugust 21, 2026August 21, 2026

Weston McKennie starts his seventh Serie A season when Juventus faces newly promoted Frosinone on Sunday. Christian Pulisic is out injured for AC Milan’s opener at Torino on Sunday but Yunus Musah, who saw significant preseason playing time under new coach Ruben Amorim, is available. Gianluca Busio is back for in Serie A season with […]

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Americans in the English Premier League: Opening weekend

by Soccer AmericaAugust 21, 2026August 21, 2026

The American contingent in the English Premier League grew by two through Crystal Palace’s acquisition of 18-year-old Zavier Golo from Real Salt Lake and Haji Wright winning promotion with Coventry City. An injured Wright will miss Friday’s opener against Arsenal. Saturday: Leeds United (Brenden Aaronson) at Nottingham Forest Crystal Palace (Chris Richards, Zavier Gozo) at Everton. Sunday: Bournemouth (Tyler Adams) vs. Manchester City; Monday: Fulham (Antonee Robinson) vs. Chelsea.

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Young U.S. prospects score and assist in MLS. Plus: An Olympic hopeful impresses in Poland

by Brian SciarettaAugust 20, 2026August 20, 2026

For U.S. youth national team players, it has been a banner week for impactful performances, particularly in MLS, where teenagers delivered an impressive wave of goals and assists. In Europe, opportunities for young Americans have been slower to materialize, but with preseason ending across most of the continent, we should soon get a clearer picture […]

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Injury puts Haji Wright’s Premier League debut on hold

by Mike WoitallaAugust 19, 2026August 19, 2026

Coventry City forward Haji Wright is expected to miss up the first 12 weeks of the English Premier League with what his coach Frank Lampard described as “fairly serious quad injury.” The 28-year-old scored 17 goals last season as Coventry earned promotion to England’s top tier by winning the Championship League. Coventry opens its first […]

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AMERICANS ABROAD: U.S. backline duo well poised for UCL return with Celtic

by Mike WoitallaAugust 19, 2026August 25, 2026

Five-time defending Scottish Premiership champion Celtic, which starts the American duo of Auston Trusty and Cameron Carter-Vickers in central defense, beat Austria’s LASK, which also starts two Americans, 3-0 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League qualifying playoff. • Johnny Cardoso stayed on the bench during Atletico Madrid’s 2026-27 LaLiga opener.

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AMERICANS ABROAD: Tanner Tessmann and Lyon move within a win of Champions League spot

by Mike WoitallaAugust 18, 2026August 19, 2026

U.S. midfielder Tanner Tessmann helped set up Loïs Openda’s goal for Lyon in a 1-1 tie at Fenerbahce in the first-leg of their Champions League playoff.

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AMERICANS ABROAD: Zavier Gozo, 19, joins Crystal Palace from Real Salt Lake

by Mike WoitallaAugust 18, 2026August 18, 2026

The English Premier League’s Crystal Palace has finalized its acquisition of 19-year-old winger Zavier Gozo from Real Salt Lake for a RSL club record transfer fee reported at $15 million. The Utah native, who joined the Real Salt Lake academy in 2021 at age 14, will team up with U.S.World Cup defender Chris Richards. Gozo […]

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Rino Matarazzo: After a dream start in Spain, LaLiga’s American coach enters season 2

by Mike WoitallaAugust 18, 2026August 18, 2026

Spirits are especially high among fans of Txuri-urdin (the white-and-blues) going into the 2026-27 LaLiga season. That’s thanks to the New Jerseyan coach Pellegrino “Rino” Matarazzo, who took Real Sociedad’s helm last December.