MLS Weekend Notes – Acosta, Finlay Rack Up Points, Altidore, Diskerud with Late Goals

Kellyn Acosta capped off a nice birthday weekend by helping FC Dallas to a 4-1 win over Portland on Saturday night.  The now 20-year-old Acosta delivered his first assist of the season in the 12th minute as he worked a lovely one-two combination that put Michael Barrios in on goal and put Dallas up 1-0…

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…

Players to Watch: Midfielders

After an exciting semifinal yesterday that was the exact opposite of the goal fest that the German side had, I took to compiling my top American midfielders.  17 made up the list.  11 of the 17 are 23-years-old or younger.  Seven of the 17 midfielders are Olympic eligible in 2016, meaning they must be 21…

‘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…