Bobby Wood‘s penalty kick in Union Berlin’s 2-1 loss to FSV Eintracht gives him 13 goals in the German second division on behind Conor Casey for most goals by an American in a season inGermany’s top two divisions. Erik Palmer-Brown debuted for Portuguese Segunda B leader Porto B in a 1-0 win at Oliveirense. Perry Kitchen […]
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U.S. Abroad: Kitchen finds home in Scotland
U.S. international Perry Kitchen ended his long search for a European team when he signed as a free agent with third-place Scottish Premier League club Hearts. Meanwhile, veteran MLSkeeper Chris Konopka signed a short-term contract with Ross County so he can serve as a backup in Sunday’s Scottish League Cup final against Hibernian. The 24-year-old […]
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U.S. Abroad: Gonzalez impresses in Liga MX debut
Omar Gonzalez assisted on the tying goal as Pachuca tied Tijuana, 1-1, on the road in his Liga MX debut. Jorge Villafana made his Mexican league debut in Santos’ 2-0 loss at Leon. Gonzalez showed his prowess in the air, flicking a header to teammate Franco Jara for the equalizer and stabilizing the backline for […]
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U.S. Abroad: Zelalem will stay at Rangers on loan
Gedion Zelalem, who joined Scottish club Rangers on loan from Arsenal, will remain in Glasgow until the end of the season. Rangers manager Mark Warburton confirmed the decision to keep the18-year-old Zelalem, who has started 10 league games. Rangers and Hibernian are tied for the Scottish Championship lead with records of 13-2-2 heading into their […]
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What They're Saying: Rangers manager Mark Warburton
“I have been delighted with his contribution and the last game he played for Rangers was his best so far. We have a great relationship with Arsenal and our job is to make sure they know their asset isbeing developed properly.” — Rangers manager Mark Warburton, who hopes to keep 18-year-old American GedionZelalem for the […]
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NASL: Dalglish off on Canadian adventure at Ottawa
The Ottawa Fury, the NASL fall champion, has appointed Paul Dalglish as its head coach to replace Marc Dos Santos, wholeft to take a position with Sporting Kansas City’s new USL team. Dalglish has worked as anassistant at MLS clubs Houston and Real Salt Lake and most recently served as the head coach and technical […]
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U.S. Abroad: Horvath's Molde advances in Europa League
U.S. under-23 national team goalkeeper Ethan Horvath helped Norwegian Molde club advance to the round of 32 of the Europa League on Thursday with a 2-1 win atCeltic, its second straight win over the Scottish champion. Horvath had a few shaky moments in the first half but was brilliant after the break with stops on […]
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Seattle-FC Dallas Takeaways: Dempsey was due
FC Dallas was minutes away from leaving CenturyLink Field with a 1-1 tie in the first leg of the Western Conference semifinals when Clint Dempsey stepped up to take a free kick. Dempsey curled a shot into the top corner to complete a Sounders comeback from a 1-0 deficit to take a 2-1 lead. Fabian […]
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U.S. Abroad: Horvath picks up another Europa League win
U.S. under-23 national team keeper Ethan Horvath earned another big win as Molde beat Scottish champion Celtic, 3-1, to remain at the top of Group A in theEuropa League. The game was the first since Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer‘s return to the Norwegian club. Molde has won three games in a row withHorvath in goal. […]
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Zelalem Warns Rangers Against Complacency
Gedion Zelalem joined his teammates in admitting that complacency might have been to blame for Rangers’ underwhelming 3-0 win against Livingston on Saturday. The midfielder, who is onloan from Premier League giant Arsenal, told Rangers’ official site: “I think maybe we had become a bit complacent, we had just won 5-0 against Raith [Rovers] and I […]