Goalkeeper Jonathan Klinsmann dressed for the first time for German club Hertha Berlin’s first team. He was the backup in its 2-1 loss to Ukraine’s Zorya Luhansk in the Europa League. Klinsmann left Cal after two seasons to sign with Hertha. It followed a strong showing for the USA at the Under-20 World Cup in […]
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Pressure mounts on Koeman after loss to Lyon in the Europa League at Goodison Park
Lyon’s 2-1 win over Everton increased the pressure on Toffees manager Ronald Koeman. The result dropped Everton to the bottom of the Europa League’s Group E.
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Wenger surprised Arsenal-Cologne FC game was played
Crowd control problems at the Europa League match between Arsenal and FC Cologne didn’t prevent the match from going forward, to the surprise of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. Theproblems triggered by the presence of thousands of FC Cologne fans who showed up in London for the Europa League even though the ticket allocation to the […]
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Europa League: Sigurdsson's 50-yard goal highlights first Everton start
In his first start, Icelandic star Gylfi Sigurdsson scored a stunning 50-yard goal just 14 seconds into the second half to give Everton a 1-1 tie with Hajduk Split that moved it intothe group stage of the Europa League, 3-1, on aggregate.
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Ajax behind the eight-ball
Ajax, last season’s Europa League runner-up to Manchester City, faces a challenge to reach the Europa League group stage after a 1-0 home loss Norwegian side Rosenborg. Ajax was knocked out of theChampions League qualifiers by Nice and lost its Eredivisie season-opener to Heracles Almelo. Since it’s run the Europa League final, Coach Peter Bosz […]
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Iran drops two national team players for playing against Israeli club
Masoud Shojaie and Ehsan Hajsafi, who play for Greek club Panionios, were dropped from Iran’s national team by Iran’s soccer federation for crossing Iran’s “red line” and playing againstan Israeli team, Maccabi Tel Aviv, in Europa League qualifying. The two players played in the home leg but refused to play in the away leg in […]
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U.S. Abroad: Schoenfeld's Maccabi advances in Europe
Aaron Schoenfeld was the only American who advanced in UEFA play this week as Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv swept its series with Iceland’s KR, winning 2-0 on the road for a 5-1 aggregate win. 2017-18 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Second qualifying round (First Leg, July12): Brian Span (IFK Mariehamn, Finland), 90 minutes, 0-6 at Legia Warsaw […]
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U.S. Abroad: Schoenfeld scores again in Europa League
Aaron Schoenfeld scored in his second straight game in the Europa League, hitting the first of three goals Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv scored in 18 minutes to beat Iceland’s KR, 3-1, in the firstleg of the second qualifying round. Schoenfeld was brought on by Maccabi coach Jordi Cruyff right after KR went ahead in the […]
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U.S. Abroad: Schoenfeld scores in Europa League win
Aaron Schoenfeld started and scored for Maccabi Tel Aviv in its 3-0 win over Albania’s Tirana to move into the second round of the Europa League. Dion Acoff also advanced with Iceland’s Valur,but Nermin Crnkic missed a crucial penalty kick for FK Sarajevo. Crnkic could have broken a 3-3 aggregate tie with Moldova’s Zaria Balti […]
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Europa League: Rangers humiliated in first-round exit
It took six years for Scotland’s Rangers to return to Europe and just six days for its exit in the first round of the Europa league, falling to Luxemburg’s Progres Niederkorn, which hadn’t won asingle European game in 13 previous attempts before Tuesday’s 2-0 win gave it a 2-1 aggregate win.