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By FRANCO PANIZO

Whether it was injuries, being out of form or something else, DaMarcus Beasley had a hard time getting minutes at the club level in recent years.

Those days are long gone, with Beasley's latest performance serving as the latest piece of evidence that Beasley is back.

I spy two guys soon the be seen in a USMNT shirt. Yesterday's tricky leg gives Charlie Davies eight goals in 15 MLS starts this season. Meanwhile, half a world away, Sochaux have just two striker goals in their first seven games of the new campaign. Hmm... I wonder if they think he's ready to be back now.

Helmond Sport midfielder Charles Kazlauskas applied the fatal leaping touch on the home side's opener in a 3-1 win over FC Zwolle on Monday night.See for yourself.- Greg Seltzer

The AZ forward has just blasted home out of nothing from 22 meters to put the hosts up 1-0 on Europa League visitors Malmö FF midway through the opening frame. Jozy collected a loose ball above the area with his back to goal, turned slightly and uncorked a crazy sick rocket to the top corner without a thought in the world.

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After seeing Charlie Davies, Teal Bunbury and Jozy Altidore all find goal-scoring success over the last week, Edson Buddle did his part to re-enter the U.S. Soccer forward conversation with a strong aerial display for FC Ingolstadt on Friday.

Tecos forward Herculez Gomez applied a silky smooth capper to their 2-0 win at Tijuana this afternoon. In part thanks to his third goal of the season, the team are no within a point of the playoff zone.- Greg Seltzer

By FRANCO PANIZO

Stuart Holden's road to recovery is officially complete.

Having been sidelined since March with a devastating knee injury, Holden played in his first official match of the season for Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday. The U.S. men's national team midfielder started and went the distance in Bolton's 2-0 triumph over Aston Villa in the third round of the Carling Cup, a promising return for a player looking to get back to the form that had many considering him one of the best midfielders in the Premier League.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Michael Bradley has wasted little time settling in with Italian club Chievo.

The U.S. men's national team midfielder earned his second straight start in a week, going a full 90 minutes and having a hand in both goals in Chievo's 2-1 win vs.

Former U.S. men's national team head coach Bob Bradley is still looking for his first post-USMNT job and fresh reports have him potentially moving to Mexico to find it.

According to multiple reports that emerged on Sunday, Bradley is in the running to coach Mexican side Santos Laguna.

I've talked to Gertjan Verbeek. He can be an intense dude. And now he's mad at Klinsi for dragging Jozy Altidore to L.A. and back. Of course, I questioned the logic of scheduling friendlies a half a world and four days apart, but it seems a bit much for the respectable AZ coach to take to the media mic in this manner.

Stuart Holden passed his second test.

Holden started and played 65 minutes in Bolton's 1-1 draw with Rochdale (Bolton won 6-5 in penalties) in a reserve match on Wednesday in rainy conditions. Playing in front of U.S. national team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, Holden emerged unscathed and is set for the next challenge on his comeback road.

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By FRANCO PANIZO

It's been a while since we've seen a U.S. men's national team player play in Serie A, but that looks to change this weekend.

Michael Bradley is set to make his debut Chievo Verona debut on Sunday when the club takes on recently-promoted Novara.

By FRANCO PANIZO

If Oguchi Onyewu is hoping to earn his first call-up under new U.S. men's national team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann in the near future, he took one step closer towards achieving that this weekend.

Onyewu made his official Sporting Lisbon debut on Saturday, starting and going the distance in the club's 3-2 victory over Pacos de Ferreira.

A pair of quick updates on the Bob Bradley job odyssey:- It seems while the former USMNT coach was off flirting with Santos Laguna, a World Cup 2010 adversary, ex-Ghana boss Milovan Rajevac, entered the picture. And so they meet again. - The Egyptian FA is scheduled to decide and announce their new manager on Wednesday.

By FRANCO PANIZO

The Beckham experiment could end up lasting another year. At least the Los Angeles Galaxy are hoping so.

The Galaxy has offered David Beckham a one-year contract extension, which is believed to be worth $8.9 million. The offer is an attempt to keep Beckham with Los Angeles, as his contract is set to expire at the end of the year.

Fabian Johnson isn't yet eligible to suit up for the U.S. national team, but it might be a little while before he plays for club or country.

According his club, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Johnson injured his neck in training on Tuesday. He reportedly has a herniated disc and is expected to miss the next four weeks while getting treatment.

Jozy Altidore continued his torrid goal-scoring pace for AZ Alkmaar today, scoring on a long-range blast in AZ Alkmaar's Europa league match vs. Swedish side Malmo (the same Malmo squad that eliminated Glasgow Rangers from the Champions League in earlier qualifying rounds).

By FRANCO PANIZO

Carlos Bocanegra may be one of the most experienced players on the U.S. men's national team, but he has likely been seeking advice from Maurice Edu in advance of Rangers' upcoming game.

Bocanegra is likely to get his first taste of the Old Firm rivalry on Sunday, as Rangers is set to face Celtic in the first of three matches between the two teams scheduled this season.

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Stuart Holden's return to first-team action appears to be right around the corner.

Bolton manager Owen Coyle revealed that while it's unlikely Holden will make the matchday roster against Norwich City this weekend, he is aiming to bring the U.

I may need to do a feature column on this soon. As for the evening, Ingolstadt's Edson Buddle bagged a pair of headers to spark a much-needed 4-2 win over Dynamo Dresden. Now with three in eight games this season, he shares the team scoring lead.- Greg Seltzer

Just before the hour, Charles Kazlauskas has pulled Helmond Sport level on ones at Almere. He has now scored his side's first goal in consecutive games.It's not even over yet, but the league site already has the goods. - Greg Seltzer

I may have used this title gag before. I don't care. Tony Taylor scored on his debut to help Atlético CP go top with a 3-0 win over Trofense. Problem is... this clip may take a while.Snide note: Guess what formation this team plays. No, just guess.- Greg Seltzer

American midfielder Stuart Holden will make his official return from a broken leg on Tuesday, as he has been selected to start for Bolton in their Carling Cup clash against Aston Villa.

Holden has been sidelined for six months since suffering a broken leg on a studs-up challenge from Manchester United defender Johnny Evans.

Oguchi Onyewu has just powered home his first Sporting CP goal to put the visitors back ahead 3-2 with 15 minutes to play. If it holds up, the Lions will remain perfect in the big guy's starts. Of course, none of that really matters because he's no good anymore - or so I keep hearing. Ad nauseum.Clip to come.

Oguchi Onyewu has just powered home his first Sporting CP goal to put the visitors back ahead 3-2 with 15 minutes to play. If it holds up, the Lions will remain perfect in the big guy's starts. Of course, none of that really matters because he's no good anymore - or so I keep hearing. Ad nauseum.Here's the goods.

U.S. national team centerback Oguchi Onyewu is slowly, but surely, working his way back to the level he once enjoyed as the best defender in the U.S. national team pool.

First, Onyewu enjoyed his first start with new club Sporting Lisbon, and on Monday he delivered his first goal, a game-winning header in Sporting's 3-2 victory against Rio Ave on Monday.

Bolton Player of the Year Stuart Holden will be back in uniform tonight. I expect he will be starting against Brad Guzan, who generally works this tourney for Aston Villa.- Greg Seltzer

That's my new nickname for Sir Robbie of Findley, who hath just scoreth to pull Nottingham Forest level a minute out of intermission. The former RSL man hit his third in as many Carling Cup games by setting off a long bomb to steal one back against the dastardly rich (a ka Newcastle).The clip quest hath commenced, with all dispatches good and true.

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Jose Francisco Torres was making plenty of headway for the U.S. national team, getting repeated chances to start under new coach Jurgen Klinsmann.

All of that progress has hit a bit of an obstacle, though, with the word that the midfielder will miss the remainder of Pachuca's Apertura season after suffering an injury to his fifth metatarsal, according to Pachuca's official Twitter feed.

Tonight, SønderjyskE attacker Conor O'Brien hit the lone goal 70th minute winner in their Ekstra Bladet Cup contest at Svebølle (just try to say "SønderjyskE v Svebølle" four times fast).I'll get the clip hunt started while you master that...- Greg Seltzer

By FRANCO PANIZO

It took 15 years, but finally another member of the U.S. men's national team has started a Serie A match.

The man responsible for accomplishing that feat is Michael Bradley, who got the nod and went the distance in Chievo Verona's surprising 1-0 win over Napoli on Wednesday.

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Bob Bradley is officially back in the coaching game.

Having been rumored to take over as head coach of Egypt's national team, Bradley has completed his move to coach the Pharoahs. Bradley flew to Cairo and met with Egyptian Federation officials to finalize the details of his contract on Wednesday, and the federation announced the deal was completed on its website on Thursday.

Just off the horn: Jozy Altidore was pulled from AZ's line-up to face KNVB Cup foe Groningen as a precaution after experiencing a bit of ankle trouble during the warm-ups. The club do not expect it's anything serious, but he will have an exam in the morning.- Greg Seltzer

Just when you think Bob Bradley was ready to don a track suit with the Egyptian National Team logo on it, we come to find out yet again that th Egyptian Federation has issued another false alarm.

According to Bradley's agent, Ron Waxman, reports that Bradley has been hired as Egyptian National Team manager are false, as are claims that he has reached an agreement on a contract with Egypt.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Ever since Oguchi Onyewu was inserted into Sporting CP's starting lineup, the club has done something it did only once during the opening month of the season: Win.

Onyewu has helped Sporting CP come out victorious in its last three matches across all competitions, and as a result, he'll likely get the nod again when the club faces Vitoria Setubal.

The latest word I have from Egypt's spokesman is that: 1) everything is now settled with Bob Bradley, who signed his contract today & 2) the new coach will be officially presented tomorrow at 3 pm Cairo time (9 am ET for you all). Bear in mind as we continue here that I've yet to confirm these items with Bradley's agent.

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U.S. international goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann is reportedly returning to the Premier League, where he'll play a familiar role.

According to Sky Sports, Hahenmann is set to join Everton on a deal that lasts until January. A free agent since the end of last season, Hahnemann will back up Tim Howard, something he's done on the international stage plenty of times.

For the third time in four games, Charles Kazlauskas has put Helmond Sport on the board. Tonight, he hit the first equalizer in a see-saw 2-2 share with Cambuur with a restart header burial nine minutes out of the break.And here is the pudding.- Greg Seltzer

By the time home side Dunfermline reached the 18th minute today, they'd already suffered strikes from Carlos Bocanegra and Maurice Edu. Half the damage done early, Rangers cruised home with a 4-0 win.I'll switch out for the usual video treatment later, but for now enjoy the GIF stylings of magical BigSoccer ambassador Johan Derksen.

There was a decidedly American flavor to Glasgow Rangers' 4-0 rout of Motherwell on Saturday, as U.S. teammates Carlos Bocanegra and Maurice Edu both scored goals for the Scottish champions.

Bocanegra opened the scoring in the ninth minute on a powerful header, while Edu blasted a long-range left-footed shot in the 17th minute.