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By FRANCO PANIZO
Nearly two and a half years after the accident that almost claimed his life, Charlie Davies made
his official return for Sochaux.
Having last played in a Ligue 1 game on Oct. 3, 2009, Davies completed his return to Sochaux by
coming off the bench in its 1-0 defeat to Stade Rennes.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Sacha Kljestan has quietly put together a solid season for RSC Anderlecht, but he made some
noise in the club's latest win on Sunday.
Kljestan scored his third goal of the season (fourth across all competitions) in Anderlecht's
4-2 win over Racing Genk when he fired home a free kick from 30 yards out.
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By FRANCO PANIZO
In a week that saw several young and inexperienced players make their cases for more playing
time on the U.S. men's national team, it was the veterans of the United States who shined
brightly.
Landon Donovan was one of those players, as he inspired Everton to victory by setting up both
of its goals in a 2-1 win over Fulham in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Friday.
By FRANCO PANIZO
It took Clint Dempsey nine years to score the first hat-trick of his career, a feat he
accomplished on January 7 in an FA Cup win over Charlton Athletic.
It did not take much longer for him to do it again.
Dempsey became the first American to net a hat-trick in the Premiership on Saturday.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Sacha Kljestan and RSC Anderlecht returned to league action this weekend for the first time
since December, and they both picked up right where they left off.
RSC Anderlecht continued its winning ways with a 3-0 victory over third-place Club Brugge on
Sunday.
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By FRANCO PANIZO
A trio of Americans saw the field for one team this weekend, but it is not the trio you might
first think of.
Mexican-Americans Edgar Castillo, Joe Corona and Greg Garza received minutes for Club Tijuana in
its Clausura opener, a 1-1 draw with Morelia.
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By FRANCO PANIZO
Aston Villa finished 2011 with a big upset victory over Chelsea, and Brad Guzan played a part in
making that happen.
In his fifth start of the season, Guzan helped the Villans stun Chelsea, 3-1, on Saturday.
By FRANCO PANIZO
A week after enduring one of his worst performances of the season, Clint Dempsey responded in a
big way.
Dempsey lifted Fulham to victory over Bolton Wanderes on Saturday, scoring a goal and assisting
on another in the 2-0 affair. Dempsey found the back of the net with a well-placed header before
sending Costa Rican teammate Bryan Ruiz in on goal with a nifty pass.
By FRANCO PANIZO
There were several noteworthy performances from the Americans Abroad contingent this weekend,
but none was better than the match put in by Oguchi Onyewu.
Onyewu was the only American to find the back of the net this past weekend, as he hit the winner
in Sporting CP's 1-0 victory over CD Nacional de Madeira.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Jozy Altidore has been no stranger to scoring nice goals this season, but the one he bagged this
weekend is arguably among his best of the year.
Altidore finished off a beautiful passing sequence in AZ Alkmaar's match against Heerenveen when
he got an open look from close range after a beautiful first touch that got him by a defender.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Timmy Chandler may have scored a goal on Saturday, but he wasn't the only U.S. men's national
team defender to make an impact with his left foot.
Jonathan Spector helped rescue Birmingham City from defeat, assisting on an 87th-minute
equalizer in the club's 2-2 draw with Blackpool.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Brondby IF won its first game since early October in shocking fashion this past weekend, and it
can partially thank Clarence Goodson for that.
Along with going the distance and limiting first-place FC Copenhagen to one goal, Goodson scored
the opener in Brondby's 2-1 victory on Sunday.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Jozy Altidore has reason to celebrate, and not just because it's his birthday.
Altidore found the back of the net for the first time since Sept. 29 by capping the scoring in
AZ Alkmaar's 3-0 victory over ADO Den Haag on the day he turned 22 years old.
By FRANCO PANIZO
If you saw Clint Dempsey score in Fulham's game against Wigan Athletic on Saturday, you didn't
just see him hit a winner.
You saw him make history.
Dempsey's first-half strike in Fulham's 2-0 win versus Wigan gave him 36 league goals in his
Premiership career, tying the U.
By FRANCO PANIZO
If Chris Rolfe is trying to make his way back into the U.S. men's national team picture, he did
a good job of helping his cause this weekend.
Rolfe, who has not represented the United States since 2008, scored two goals in a 90-minute
performance against Odense BK.
By FRANCO PANIZO
It's been over a year since Herculez Gomez last represented the U.S. men's national team, but
that drought could soon end after Gomez's latest goal-scoring performance.
For the fourth straight game that he's played in, Gomez scored a goal.
By FRANCO PANIZO
The Americans Abroad have made a habit out of scoring goals this season, and this weekend was no
different.
Clint Dempsey was one of the players to find the back of the net, scoring the fifth goal in
Fulham's 6-0 demolition of Queens Park Rangers.
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.
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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.
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.
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By FRANCO PANIZO
Jozy Altidore isn't the only one lighting up the scoreboards during the early part of the
European season.
Robbie Findley scored his third goal of the season across all competitions for Nottingham Forest
in its 4-1 loss to West Ham United.
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By FRANCO PANIZO
DaMarcus Beasley's renaissance continued on Sunday, as he did something for Puebla that he has
not done in an official game in nearly two years: he scored a goal.
Earning his sixth start for the club in as many games, Beasley netted the game-winner in
Puebla's 2-1 triumph versus Pumas UNAM.
By FRANCO PANIZO
It was a topsy-turvy weekend for the Americans Abroad contingent, and no player may have
illustrated that more than Maurice Edu.
Having missed out on last week's U.S. men's national team friendly against Mexico with an
injury, Edu recovered enough to earn a start in Rangers' 2-0 win against Inverness Caledonian
Thistle.
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By FRANCO PANIZO
U.S. U-20 men's national team winger Josh Gatt won't soon forget what he just did.
Gatt scored his first league goal for Molde FK as he hit the winner in a 2-1 victory over
Valerenga.
By FRANCO PANIZO
The passing of Dennis Marshall didn't only affect Costa Rican players. It also affected
Marshall's teammates at Aalborg BK, and one American paid tribute to the late defender this
weekend.
Chris Rolfe honored his former teammate with the game-winning goal in Aalborg's home-opener, a
2-1 win versus AGF Aarhus.
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By FRANCO PANIZO
Most of the big European leagues are still in their preseasons, but that doesn't mean there
isn't a portion of the Americans Abroad already in action.
Clarence Goodson began his first full season with Brondby IF by starting and going the distance
in the club's 2-2 draw with Aalborg BK.
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By FRANCO PANIZO
Michael Parkhurst and FC Nordsjaelland may not have won their season finale this weekend, but
Parkhurst helped the club to a sixth-place finish in the Superliga with a 90-minute performance in
a scoreless draw.
By FRANCO PANIZO
In recent months, Alejandro Bedoya has been the subject of several transfer rumors. He'll likely
be involved with more after his latest performance.
Bedoya was involved in all of Orebro SK's goals in the team's 3-1 win over GAIS on Sunday.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Make that three in a row for Maurice Edu and Rangers.
For the third straight season, Edu and Rangers won the Scottish Premier League title, defeating
Kilmarnock, 5-1, on Sunday to do so. Edu started and went the distance in the match that gave
Rangers its record 54th Scottish championship.
By FRANCO PANIZO
The Gold Cup may be looming, but just which forwards U.S. national team head coach Bob Bradley
will bring to the tournament remains unclear. Bradley's upcoming decision was made a bit tougher
this weekend as Edson Buddle scored a spectacular equalizer in FC Ingolstadt 04's 1-1 draw with TSV
1860 Munich.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Blackburn gained some much-needed breathing room in its battle against relegation with its first
win since January, and Jermaine Jones helped the club do so.
Jones started and went the distance as Blackburn defeated Bolton, 1-0, in a match that ended the
Rovers' 10-game winless streak.
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By FRANCO PANIZO
Robbie Findley had to wait longer than he would have liked, but he finally made his debut abroad
this weekend.
Having fully recovered from a thigh injury picked up in February, Findley made his first
appearance for Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
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By FRANCO PANIZO
Gale Agbossoumonde did something this weekend that he had not done since playing for Miami FC
about a year and a half ago: he started a match at the club level.
Agbossoumonde earned his first start for Djurgardens IF, and he went the distance in a 1-0
defeat to Malmo FF on Friday.
By FRANCO PANIZO
It took Herculez Gomez longer than he probably would have liked, but he scored his first goal
of the Clausura campaign this weekend. And his second, too.
Gomez netted a brace in Pachuca's 3-0 victory over Chiapas, scoring the game-winner with a
header before firing home a free kick.
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By FRANCO PANIZO
The U.S. U-20 men's national team is one win away from reaching this summer's World Cup, and one
player who could be on the team that isn't right now is Joshua Gatt. The 19-year-old attacker made
that more likely with another start for Molde FK this weekend.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Clint Dempsey has made history.
Dempsey became the first American to score 10 goals in a Premiership season on Saturday, netting
on fellow American Tim Howard in Fulham's 2-1 loss to Everton. The goal, which came off a one-timed
left-footed shot, saw Dempsey break Brian McBride's record of goals scored in an EPL campaign.
By FRANCO PANIZO
If Hull City ends up getting promoted to the Premiership at season's end, the club might point
to Brad Guzan's performance against Coventry City as one of key points of the season.
Having just joined Hull on loan for a second time this season, Guzan made his way back into the
club's starting lineup on Saturday.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Tim Howard has made a career of coming up big when his team has needed him the most, and he did
so once again this weekend with a heroic performance.
Facing a stacked Chelsea squad in a road FA Cup match, Howard helped Everton defeat the
Premiership heavyweights 4-3 in penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw through 120 minutes of play.
By FRANCO PANIZO
A month ago, three young Americans found themselves on the bench of their respective clubs,
which ultimately helped facilitate loan moves as they searched for more playing time.
Those three Americans made their debuts this weekend.
Michael Bradley, Jozy Altidore and Eric Lichaj all received their first appearance for their new
clubs.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Brian McBride should enjoy his record for goals scored in a Premier League season by an American
while he still can because Clint Dempsey is on the brink of breaking it.
Dempsey scored his career-high ninth goal in the Premiership campaign, giving Fulham the
equalizer in a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa.
