photo by Joe Toth/ISIphotos.com
Landon Donovan's strong World Cup showing was sure to attract interest from European clubs, and
two of the better teams in England are interested in signing the U.S. national team midfielder.
According to News of the World, Everton is looking to reacquire Donovan, who enjoyed a
successful three-month loan with the club earlier this year.
By FRANCO PANIZO
As is the case with every weekend, there were hoards of quality goals, but Cristiano Ronaldo's
free kick in Real Madrid's 6-2 victory vs. Villarreal was arguably the best.
Ronaldo opened the scoring in the eight-goal affair, blasting a precise free kick into the top
corner of Diego Lopez's net from 25 yards out.
photo by Ben Queenborough/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
A day before the U.S. men's national team friendly against Brazil, Jozy Altidore revealed that
although his club future is uncertain, he'd like to stay with Villarreal.
By FRANCO PANIZO
It's no secret that Chelsea is intrigued by Sergio Aguero, but that partnership looks closer to
becoming a reality after the Argentine striker revealed he is excited at the possibility of playing
for the Blues.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Kenny Cooper's quest to help Plymouth Argyle avoid relegation has begun, and Cooper's next match
could prove pivotal at achieving that goal.
Cooper will look to build on his 32-minute Plymouth Argyle debut, as the club takes on fellow
relegation-threatened Reading.
By FRANCO PANIZO
After enjoying a day off, the U.S. men's national team returned to the field in Princeton for
the fifth day of the pre-World Cup training camp on Saturday. The players once again ended the
training session with some fitness drills, and followed that up by speaking to the media.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Jozy Altidore had not seen the field for Hull City since Jan. 2, but that didn't stop him from
making a major impact in Hull's 2-2 draw against Wolves.
Returning from compassionate leave due having family members affected by the tragedy in Haiti,
Altidore made an immediate impact on Saturday, latching onto a long ball, shielding it with his
body and delivering an assist to Jan Vennegoor for the opener in the 11th minute.
By FRANCO PANIZO
The U.S. men's national team entered its friendly against the Netherlands having never defeated
the Dutch in the three all-time meetings between the two teams.
You can now make that four meetings without a win for the U.S.
Goals from Dirk Kuyt and Klass-Jan Huntelaar were enough to hand the Netherlands a 2-1 victory
over the U.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Wolverhampton Wanderers have been flirting with the drop zone all season long, but against
fellow relegation-threatened Burnley, Marcus Hahnemann did his best to improve Wolves' chances of
staying another year in England's top flight.
Hahnemann made his 16th consecutive start for Wolves and had one of his busiest days of the
year, making a season-high eight saves en route to a 2-1 victory that ended a four-game losing
streak.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Alejandro Bedoya has begun to establish himself as a starter for Orebro SK, and his performance
on Monday was the latest piece of evidence.
Bedoya started and played 90 minutes in his fourth consecutive match as Orebro disposed of AIK,
1-0. The win ended Bedoya and Orebro's two-game skid and puts them in sixth place of the 16-team
Swedish League.
By FRANCO PANIZO
The U.S. national team found itself in a familiar position, surrendering an early goal to
Slovenia in t, but once again it fought back to earn a result.
Second-half goals from Landon Donovan and Michael Bradley negated a 2-0 Slovenia lead. Despite
getting a draw, the Americans will feel somewhat disappointed with the result, having came close to
claiming three points late in the game.
If Freddy Adu is to find consistent playing time in Europe next season, it likely won't be with
Aris Salonika.
While Aris departed for a Europa League qualifier on Tuesday, Adu was busy trialing for Swiss
club FC Sion. The club, which finished seventh in the 10-team Swiss League last season, is looking
to land Adu on loan for the entire upcoming season.
The Philadelphia Union's first organized match got the expansion club off to a flying start as
three different players scored in a 5-0 exhibition romp over the University of North Carolina in
Greensboro on Saturday night.
Sebastien LeToux scored a first-half hat-trick while Shea Salinas and Jack McInerney added
second-half strikes to give Union head coach Peter Nowak his first victory as Philly head
coach.
Aris Salonika will play one of its biggest matches of the season when it takes on Kavala in a
Greek Cup semifinal match on Wednesday, and Freddy Adu will take no part in it.
Adu was not named to the 18-man roster released by manager Hector Cuper for the first leg of
the home-and-home series, marking the fourth straight match Adu will fail to see the field for
Aris.
Eddie Johnson's World Cup dreams may be over before they ever really began.
Johnson suffered what appears to be a hamstring injury in Aris Salonika's Greek play-off with
AEK Athens on Wednesday. The injury, which Johnson picked up in the 42nd minute, comes just one day
after he was announced to the 30-man U.
photo by ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
Bob Bradley's long-term future as head coach of the U.S. national team might be uncertain, but
what is known is that he'll coach at least one more game.
Bradley will coach the United States in the team's first post-World Cup friendly against Brazil
on Aug.
by FRANCO PANIZO
When Maurice Edu was in the midst of recovering from his lengthy knee injury, he targeted to
return in Rangers' first match of the new year, the Old Firm showdown. Edu made his season debut
earlier than expected, playing briefly last week, but he saw his most significant playing time
since last season vs.
Photo by ISIphotos.com By FRANCO PANIZO
Landon Donovan has had a fine club career full of highlights and milestones, but Donovan
accomplished something on Tuesday that he had never done before.
By FRANCO PANIZO
It appears age is nothing but a number for Brad Friedel.
The 38-year-old Friedel posted his eighth shutout in Aston Villa's last ten league games by
making five saves in the Villans' scoreless draw with Tottenham. Averaging less than a goal
against per game, Friedel now has 11 cleansheets on the season.
The U.S. national team will take on one of the world's top teams in its final test before the
World Cup roster is due when it faces the Netherlands at Amsterdam ArenA today (2:30pm, ESPN2 and
Galavision).
The U.S. should have its hands full as it faces a nearly full-strength Netherlands squad that
boasts plenty of attacking flair.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Jozy Altidore proved to be a handful for centerback Johnny Heitinga in the U.S. men's national
team's friendly vs. the Netherlands, and Altidore will look to replicate that performance this
weekend, when he'll likely face the Dutch defender again.
Steve Cherundolo and Hannover 96 suffered their latest lopsided loss at the hands of FC
Cologne on Saturday, and although the team remains in the relegation zone, Cherundolo did enjoy
some individual success in the match.
Cherundolo made his first start since being sidelined by a shoulder injury back in late
January, and netted Hannover's lone goal off a free kick from 20 yards out in the club's 4-1
loss.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Since suffering a shin injury last June, Jermaine Jones has aimed to recover in time to
play in his first World Cup, but that goal looks unlikely as Jones has yet to make significant
progress.
Jones traveled to Los Angeles earlier this week to visit U.
Photo by John Todd/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
Benny Feilhaber has made a smooth transition back into AGF Aarhus' lineup since recovering from
an ankle injury that threatened his World Cup hopes, but while Feilhaber has enjoyed individual
success, his club has not.
By FRANCO PANIZO
A week after providing two assists in a 4-0 win, Mikkel Diskerud continued his fine run of form
with a pretty game-winning goal in Stabaek IF's 2-1 win against Lillestrom.
Diskerud helped Stabaek further distance itself from the relegation zone by playing 90 minutes
and scoring just before the end of the first half with a clever chip.
photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
Benny Feilhaber just cannot be stopped.
Having scored four goals in the past seven days, Feilhaber continued his tear with AGF Aarhus on
Sunday as he assisted on two goals and scored a clutch game-winner in a 3-2 victory over Koge.
Fulham extended its unbeaten run in the Premier League on Saturday, and it was Clint Dempsey
that came through with the Cottagers' lone goal in a 1-1 draw against West Ham United.
Dempsey scored his second goal of the season in the first half of the match, beating goalkeeper
Robert Green with a volley 112 days after scoring on him in embarrassing fashion at the World
Cup.
by FRANCO PANIZO
It is the first weekend of 2010 and despite there being only two different countries with
Americans Abroad in action, there is still a plethora of quality matches on tap.
The third round of the FA Cup kicks off this weekend, and for a pair of U.
photo by ISIphotos.com
If you were closely following Wednesday's proceedings of the upcoming MLS Draft, you may have
missed two former MLS standouts seeing the field for their clubs.
By FRANCO PANIZO
It has been hard for Carlos Bocanegra to see the field for Stade Rennes over the past two
months, but the U.S. national team captain took another positive step towards reclaiming his left
back spot this weekend.
Bocanegra started Rennes' round of 32 Coupe de France game against Saumar, and helped Rennes
post a 4-0 victory over the fifth-division club.
By FRANCO PANIZO
The list of injured U.S. national team players just keeps getting longer and longer.
Jose Francisco Torres is the latest U.S. international to go down with an injury after it was
revealed Torres picked up a hamstring strain that will keep him sidelined for the next one to two
weeks.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Jose Francisco Torres was recently battling a hamstring injury, but you wouldn't have known
it after the goal he scored in Pachuca's latest game.
Torres scored his first goal of the Mexican League season by nailing the winner in Pachuca's
5-3 victory over Puebla.
Carlos Bocanegra followed up his midweek goal for the U.S national team by scoring the winner
in Stade Rennes' match against Monaco on Saturday.
Like his goal against the Netherlands on Wednesday, Bocanegra got on the end of free kick and
headed home in Rennes' 1-0 victory. The goal was Bocanegra's first of the French League
season.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Landon Donovan's possible home finale with Everton may have only been a 20-minute cameo, but it
was a productive outing that saw Donovan notch an assist and score a goal in a 5-1 victory over
Hull City.
With Everton leading 3-1, Donovan came off the bench and joined in on the fun almost
immediately.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Since recovering from injury, both DaMarcus Beasley and Maurice Edu have yet to solidify
starting roles for Rangers, but they became the first Americans Abroad players to bring home
hardware this season, as Rangers defeated St.
By FRANCO PANIZO
If getting consistent playing time is a prerequisite for making the U.S. World Cup team, Jose
Francisco Torres has one less thing to worry about.
Torres started his eighth consecutive match for Pachuca in the club's 2-1 win over Indios de
Ciudad Juarez.
By FRANCO PANIZO
If you are a U.S. national team fan who still isn't convinced that Clint Dempsey can fill in at
forward in this summer's World Cup, you might want to see his latest goal.
Playing up top in Fulham's 3-2 win against West Ham United, Dempsey scored the opener, chesting
down a long ball to teammate Simon Davies, who returned a pass that Dempsey slotted to the near
post.
Photo by Michael Janosz/ISIphotos.com
BY ADAM SERRANO
Landon Donovan knows all too well how important playing in the World Cup. Though he is slated to
play in his third World Cup, the U.
By FRANCO PANIZO
It may have only been a draw, but for the U.S. national team, the 1-1 tie it posted against
England surely felt like a victory.
After giving up an early goal to Steven Gerrard, the United States pulled level in the 40th
minute when Robert Green fumbled a Clint Dempsey shot into his own net.
photo by Joe Toth/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
The U.S. men's national team's World Cup run came to a close on Saturday, as it was eliminated
for the second straight time by Ghana by the score of 2-1.
It was deja vu all over again for the United States, as it allowed another early goal when
Ricardo Clark was dispossessed near midfield before Kevin-Prince Boateng hit a shot to the front
post just five minutes into the game.
