By FRANCO PANIZO
Herculez Gomez and Jose Torres achieved their dreams of playing in a World Cup earlier this
year, and now they'll get a chance to play in a different one.
Gomez, Torres and fellow American Marco Vidal all aim to get playing time on Friday as Pachuca
begins its quest for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Inclement weather may have postponed a chunk of this weekend's matches in Europe, but that
doesn't mean there were no Americans Abroad with noteworthy performances.
Ricardo Clark received his first start of the Bundesliga campaign, going the distance in
Eintracht Frankfurt's 1-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Playing time has been hard to come by this season for Jonathan Spector, but after his Carling
Cup heroics, he might just see the field for West Ham for a second straight game.
Spector made a strong case for more minutes with his brace in the 4-0 win over Manchester United
in the quarterfinals of the Carling Cup on Wednesday, and that performance could bear fruit when
the Hammers visit Sunderland.
By FRANCO PANIZO
The Clint Dempsey-to-Liverpool rumors just won't go away, and they will likely continue should
he have a strong game against the club this weekend.
Dempsey and Fulham travel to take on Liverpool in a game that could help the Cottagers further
themselves from the relegation zone or drop them into it.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Maurice Edu looks set to give Rangers' fans a late Christmas present this weekend as he aims to
make his return from an injury that's sidelined him since early November.
Having been knocked out of action since Nov. 10 with a knee injury, Edu could make his way back
into Rangers' lineup on Boxing Day when the club faces Motherwell.
