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First Star: Jozy Altidore got his work permit issues sorted and his first look at Premier League
soccer on Saturday. Coming on as a 60th minute substitute, he set up Kamel Ghilas' 61st minute
winner in Hull City's 1-0 result over Bolton Wanderers. Altidore had a chance at one of his own,
but his shot went wide.
Midfielder Freddy Adu got his first start of the Portuguese Liga on Monday, with Belenenses losing
1-0 to CD Nacional de Madeira. Adu played the first-half before being subbed off with an injured
ankle. He isn't expected to need extended recovery time. Anselmo got the game's only goal in the
27th-minute.
First Star: Tim Howard needed three saves and a 42nd minute goal from Louis Saha to see off
Portsmouth 1-0 on Saturday, but it wasn't an easy win. "I think that was the hardest I've had to
work for a clean sheet this season," Howard told the club's official site. "It was a tough game,
not just for myself but all of us because we were under a lot of pressure.
By Graig Carbino - ALBANY, NY (Jan 29, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- How can two situations which, on
the surface look very similar, be completely different? There certainly is some aspect of
philosophy at play when dissecting the relative circumstances surrounding the Landon Donovan-David
Beckham-LA Galaxy current state of affairs.
US National Team defender Heath Pearce talked to Goal.com's Noah Davis about his situation with
Hansa Rostock, saying the club demoted him to the reserves because they didn't believe he was
injured. Pearce had hurt himself in training. "For now, I'm still a contracted player at Hansa and
whether I'm on the first team or second team I'm going to be working hard," he said.
Clint Dempsey scored Fulham's opener 90 seconds in against Blackburn on Wednesday, but it wasn't
enough in the only Premier League game on the schedule. El-Hadji Diouf brought Blackburn level in
the 69th and Jason Roberts gave them the 2-1 win in the 85th minute. "Dempsey and Johnson...
they did the job well and I can't complain about them," Fulham manager Roy Hodgson told the
club's official site.
The European preseason schedule is underway with many Americans playing abroad. Here's the
latest recap and video highlights including Tim Howard, Clint Dempsey, Oguchi Onyewu, Brad Guzan,
Eric Lichaj, and Steve Cherundolo.
Tim Howard Everton English Premier League Video Highlights
Howard made some key saves as Everton defeated the MLS All-Stars on penalty kicks.
By Graig Carbino - ALBANY, NY (Sep 4, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- Pop quiz time. Which team finished
the 2008-2009 English Premier League table in the top seven places, had the forth least goals
conceded last season in league play, and has advanced to the group stages of European competition
this term? Manchester United you say?
United States National Team defender Oguchi Onyewu saw his first minutes in an AC Milan jersey on
Wednesday night, coming on to start the second-half in the 2-1 friendly loss to Club America in
front of 53,600 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. "I think it was very fast for him because he
arrived yesterday and had to play today," Milan manager Leonardo said.
United States defender Oguchi Onyewu got his first competitive game for Milan on Wednesday in their
1-0 Champions League loss to FC Zurich. Onyewu came on at the hour mark for Alessandro Nesta with
Milan behind on a 10th minute goal from Hannu Tihinen.
By Graig Carbino - ALBANY, NY (Jan 26, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- Sacha, Sacha, Sacha. If you didn't
come away from Saturday night's National Team game against Sweden thoroughly impressed with the
play of one Sacha Kljestan please seek medical attention immediately. "Meaningless game
against poor competition" you'll surely cry.
US international midfielder Maurice Edu is set to start later today when Rangers play St. Mirren in
the Scottish Premier League, benefitting from the Barry Ferguson fallout. Ferguson has been
stripped of his captaincy and suspended along with Allan McGregor following their behavior with
Scotland's National Team.
US National Team defender Heath Pearce was officially demoted to Hansa Rostock's reserve team by
manager Andreas Zachhuber for "performance reasons." Zachhuber also demoted goalkeeper Kenneth
Kronholm. Pearce has had issues with Rostock management in the past and is expected to move to a
new team during the summer transfer window.
Brescia will be staying in Serie B for the 2009-10 season after losing their two-leg promotion
series to Livorno 5-2 on aggregate. Whether or not Danny Szetela will be with them is an open
question, with his loan deal up as of the end of the season. Saturday's second leg ended 3-0
Livorno. Francesco Tavano opened the scoring in the 49th minute, Alessandro Diamanti made it 2-0 on
the hour, and Martin Bergvold finished it.
League Cup in England, with Jozy Altidore continuing his hot start for Hull City. Tom Carney put
Hull up in the 7th minute, with Altidore making it 2-0 in the 42nd. Southend pulled a goal back
just before halftime, but it was Hull again in the second-half when Deiberson Mauricio Geovanni
scored in the 75th.
First Star: Another week, and another goal for Fulham's Clint Dempsey. This time it was from the
penalty spot, with Dempsey coverting in the 39th-minute to split the points with Wigan. Emmerson
Boyce had Wigan's opener in the 13th. "The team's come a long way over the past two years and we've
got a long way to go," Fulham manager Roy Hodgson said.
Jeremiah White and Marcus Tracy both saw playing time and all three American Abroad clubs got wins
on Thursday. Danish SAS-Ligaen AGF Aarhus 1- AC Horsens 0 Peter Graulund got the only goal of the
game in the 76th minute and Horsens lost Martin Spelmann to a second yellow in the 90th minute.
Jeremiah White played 64 minutes before being substituted.
With multiple American Abroad games featuring own-goals on Monday, it was Zak Whitbread's Millwall
that got the most impressive result. ENGLAND The Championship Queens Park Rangers 3 - Sheffield
Wednesday 2 Frank Simek wasn't in the squad as Wednesday lost again to a QPR team under new
management. QPR's Gavin Mahon ended up scoring for both teams, giving Wednesday the lead through a
35th minute own goal.
By Graig Carbino - ALBANY, NY (May 4, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- There is something about promotion
and relegation that just leaves you feeling empty. I suppose if your team is the one going up, then
you feel great. Really though, is moving up one division and most likely losing a bunch of games
really better than winning a ton in the league below?
Schalke 04 and would-be United States National Team midfielder Jermaine Jones has a hairline
fracture to his left shin that is expected to keep him out of action with Shalke for several weeks.
The injury was confirmed by an MRI earlier today. The normal recovery time for this sort of injury
varies, but is normally two months.
Benny Feilhaber setup the quickest goal in Superliga history on Monday, putting the ball through
for Peter Graulund for the only goal in Aarhus' 1-0 win over AaB at NRGi Park. Jeremiah White
started and went the full 90 for Aarhus, picking up a yellow card in the 29th minute. Marcus Tracy
was a 78th minute substitute for AaB.
First Star: Michael Orozco grabbed the second goal in San Luis's rollover of Chivas, winning 4-0 at
home. Alfredo Moreno put San Luis up in the 33rd and Michael Orozco doubled that three minutes
later. Chivas lost Hector Reynoso to a red card in the 61st, and San Luis took advantage with two
more goals.
It's a quick update for the Tuesday games, with no Americans seeing the field in three games.
Oguchi Onyewu wasn't in the squad for Milan's Champions League opener, a 2-1 win at Olympique
Marseilles's Stade Velodrome. Filippo Inzaghi had both goals for Milan. In the Championship, Frank
Simek was on the bench for Sheffield Wednesday's 3-1 home loss to Middlesbrough.
First Star: Tim Howard shutout Blackburn Rovers and his Everton offense hit for three goals in a
strong showing on Sunday after playing midweek in Europe. Louis Saha scored in the 22nd and 54th.
Joseph Yobo finished off the scoring four minutes later. Everton manager David Moyes was all praise
for Saha, saying: "We signed Louis when we were very short of forwards through injury, and he had
been having his own injury problems.
First Star: Clint Dempsey got the third of Fulham's three goals in their 3-1 win over Liverpool.
Bobby Zamora had Fulham up in the 24th-minute, but Fernando Torres answered back three minutes from
halftime. In the second, Erik Nevland put Fulham back up in the 73rd-minute. Liverpool went down a
man in the 79th when Philipp Degen was sent off, and ended up with nine after Jamie Carragher
followed with an 82nd-minute red card.
US National Team midfielder Maurice Edu returned to action for Rangers for the first time this
season in their 4-1 win over Hibernian on Sunday. Edu came on in the 74th-minute. "I'm obviously
delighted to be back in the team and it was nice to get a run out today but what's most important
is that we got the win and continued the success we've had in the past couple of weeks," he told
the.
WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 14, 2008) USSoccerPlayers -- DaMarcus Beasley has responded to rumors linking
him to a move out of Rangers by the end of the transfer window, telling the Associated Press that
he needs playing time but would prefer to stay with Rangers. "If I'm not playing here, I
should move on," Beasley said.
By Graig Carbino - ALBANY, NY (Mar 15, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- It seems that far too often soccer
fans, real soccer fans that is, think that their favorite sport is the be all, end all. They can't
watch pro baseball or the NFL because their precious free time is already devoted to the beautiful
game.
By Graig Carbino - ALBANY, NY (Apr 6, 2009) USSoccerPlayers - It's always interesting to see how
teams and individual players perform following an international fixture week. Keeping this American
focused, I wonder how guys like Clint Dempsey and Carlos Bocanegra feel after traveling virtually
around the world and back while playing three games in a week.
Maurice Edu and DaMarcus Beasley both got the start for Rangers, though Beasley's night ended
early. In the Championship, Eddie Johnson scored for Cardiff and unfortunately also for Derby
County. St Mirren 1 - Rangers 2 Maurice Edu took full advantage of his place in Rangers' starting
eleven, scoring his first goal for the club and what would turn out to be the game winner in the
19th minute.
Five games involving American Abroad clubs are available on US television this weekend, and we run
through what you need to know for an All-American 5th vs 6th in England, Carlos Bocanegra in
France, and a battle of the top teams in Mexico. Saturday Spurs - West Ham United 6:45pm - Setanta
Jonathan Spector's West Ham United are in 7th place and seven points back of Everton a slot ahead
of them.
By Graig Carbino - ALBANY, NY (Apr 20, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- Oguchi Onyewu's two goals this past
weekend in Belgium is a quality reminder that he only has a few more weeks left in Liege. His
contract is up come summer and no one thinks he'll be returning to Les Rouches. It will be
interesting to see where Onyewu ends up after a few years of really solid play in the Jupiler
League.
By Graig Carbino - ALBANY, NY (Apr 27, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- I know that I have been as guilty
as the next person when it comes to talking up Fulham this season and the last. Look, when a team
in the English Premier League employs five Americans like Fulham did last season it is going to
peak any American soccer follower's interest.
West Ham United and United States National Team defender Jonathan Spector spoke with his club's
official site about the extent of his clash of heads three weeks ago that left him unconscious. "I
suffered concussion before I hit the ground and then I landed awkwardly and got a little bit of a
shoulder problem from that on top of the concussion.
Oguchi Onyewu's Standard Liege won a two-game playoff series against Anderlecht to take the Belgian
title, while Rangers won the Scottish Premier League. Meanwhile, Millwall remains in League 1 after
losing their playoff final to Scunthorpe United. Standard Liege 1 - Anderlecht 0 In what was likely
Oguchi Onyewu's last game for Liege, the club won their second consecutive Jupiler League title.
By Graig Carbino - ALBANY, NY (May 25, 2009) -- English Premier League: Tim Howard was in goal for
Everton in their 2-0 win over Fulham. Leon Osman scored twice for the Toffees. Clint Dempsey
started and played the full match for Fulham. Everton and Fulham will both play in the Europa
League next season after finishing 5th and 7th respectively.
US National Team defender Oguchi Onyewu has filed suit in Belgium over an incident involving
Anderlecht player Jelle Van Damme in the Belgian championship playoff with Onyewu's Standard Liege.
Onyewu claims he was repeatedly called a "monkey" by Van Damme during the first leg of the two-game
series and is pushing the case to bring to light the racial issues in the game.
Hannover 96 midfielder Sal Zizzo will be on loan with Bundesliga.2 club Fortuna Dusseldorf for the
2009-10 season. The deal was completed earlier today. Zizzo has seven appearances for Hamburg since
joining them in 2007. He has one National Team cap, against Sweden in 2007.
We start with Denmark's SuperLiga, where Danny Califf was a 72nd minute substitute in FC
Midtjylland's 3-1 away loss to Brondby. All the goals were scored before Califf came on for Filip
Marcic. A better result for Michael Parkhurst and Nordsjaelland, who drew 2-2 with Randers. Stephan
Petersen (14th) and Nicolai Stokholm (48th) scored for Nordsjaelland.
United States National Team player Jose Altidore will be spending the 2009-10 season in the English
Premier League with Hull City, pending a work permit. Altidore's contract is owned by La Liga club
Villarreal
