Sunday European Roundup

Stoke City is in Germany for the next week and a half and they played their first friendly against Fabian Johnson’s Borussia Monchengladbach side.  With Fabian and Geoff Cameron still on holiday, the only American involved in the friendly was Brek Shea.  Shea played the second half of the match and got a good 45 minutes…

‘Tis the Transfer Season: Americans on the Move

With the official international transfer window opening on July 1 and with all the hype surrounding new names and faces at the World Cup, I figured it would be a good time to take a look at some transfer news and rumors that contain some American faces. In addition to July 1 being the opening…

Ailing Americans

It proved to be a difficult weekend for Americans abroad.  Those who played, played shortened minutes, but most missed matches due to injuries.  Timothy Chandler played only ten minutes before being carted off the field in tears after tearing his meniscus early in the match.  Break Shea exited his match at halftime.  Sacha Kljestan continues…

Tuesday England Recap

Five American internationals were in action on Tuesday between England’s Premier League and its second-division, the “Championship.”  Starting in the Championship, Oguchi Onyewu got the start and played the full 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw with London-based club Millwall. Brek Shea also started and played the entire 90 minutes in Barnsley’s 2-2 draw with…

Weekend Recap

It was a busy weekend for American internationals.  Some transfer news, a debut, and some solid performances were seen in the past few days.  I’ll catch you up on what I’ve found out. Starting on Friday in Mexico, Jose Torres made his Clausura debut for Tigres in a 2-0 loss to Morelia.  He was brought…

Dempsey’s Return and Sunday Action

So I have decided that my goal is to be able to recap at least one game each of the days some of our beloved Stars and Stripes are in action for their clubs.  This morning I woke up to watch Fulham and Sunderland battle at Craven Cottage in West London.  Unfortunately it only included…

Tijuana Recap and Americans in Action Saturday

Late fireworks in the Baja Peninsula saw Club Tijuana defeat Mexico City side Club America 1-0 for Tijuana’s first win of the Mexican Clausura.  A goal in the 87th minute was the deciding factor after a hard fought defensive match. Four Americans saw the field in the game.  USA men’s national team members Herculez Gomez,…