By FRANCO PANIZO
Josh Gatt made his return to Molde FK's starting lineup this weekend, and he might be staying
there for the foreseeable future after a strong outing in a blowout win.
Molde topped Stabaek 5-0 on Saturday, and Gatt contributed to the rout with a goal and an
assist.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Sacha Kljestan will never forget what he accomplished this weekend.
Kljestan won his first trophy as a professional on Sunday, as RSC Anderlecht secured the Pro
League championship with a 1-1 draw versus Club Brugge despite two games still left to play in the
season.
photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
As far as season finales go, DaMarcus Beasley could not have had a much better performance to
close out his first year in Mexico.
Beasley capped his season with Puebla with a Man of the Match-worthy outing, playing a pivotal
role in the club overcoming a one-goal deficit to defeat Tigres UANL, 2-1.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Kaiserslautern might have been officially relegated, but U.S. Under-23 men's national team
forward Andrew Wooten helped the team achieve something it had not done in quite a while.
Wooten scored the winner in the club's 2-1 triumph over Hertha Berlin on Saturday, giving
Kaiserslautern their first league victory since October (a span that stretched over 21 games).
By FRANCO PANIZO
If there was an award for the best goal scored in a season by an American Abroad, Jozy
Altidore's latest strike would surely be up for contention.
Altidore scored his 14th league goal and 18th across all competitions on Saturday when he
rocketed a shot from distance in AZ Alkmaar's match against PSV Eindhoven.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Michael Bradley has scored in a number of countries during his eight-year career, and he can now
add Italy to the list.
Bradley opened his Serie A account this past Saturday when he placed a low shot to the bottom
right corner of Chievo Verona's 3-2 win over Catania.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Seeing Eric Lichaj's name in Aston Villa's starting line-up might become a frequent occurence in
the coming weeks after he put together a performance that he likely will not forget for the rest
of his career.
Making his first Premiership start since December 2010, Lichaj almost single-handedly rescued
Aston Villa from defeat against Chelsea.
photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
For two veteran Americans plying their trade in Mexico, this weekend saw them boost their
chances of getting called in for the U.S. men's national team's friendlies and World Cup qualifiers
this summer.
By FRANCO PANIZO
If Clarence Goodson is trying to keep himself in the conversation for a spot on the U.S. men's
national team for this summer's World Cup qualifying, he did a good job of that this weekend.
Playing in his third game since Denmark's Superliga's winter break ended, Goodson scored the
winner as Brondby IF knocked off FC Nordsjaelland, 2-1.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Bolton Wanderers climbed out of the relegation zone this weekend, and it can partially thank Tim
Ream for that.
Playing in his fourth game for Bolton since joining the club in January, Ream helped the club
beat Queens Park Rangers in a game with relegation implications for both sides.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Clint Dempsey just cannot stop scoring.
Four days after scoring the lone goal in the U.S. men's national team's first-ever win against
Italy, Dempsey buried two chances in Fulham's 5-0 rout of Wolverhampton Wanderers. Dempsey's goal
total now stands at 12 (18 across all competitions), making him the seventh-leading scorer in the
Premiership this season.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Days after his head coach cited a lack of progress as a reason for his benching, Jozy Altidore
responded in a big way.
In his first start for AZ Alkmaar in 2012, Altidore bagged a brace in the club's 3-3 draw with
Heerenveen. Altidore scored the game's opener when he received the ball with his back to goal,
turned and fired a shot to the near post.
By FRANCO PANIZO
If there were fears and concerns from fans and pundits over Tim Ream's move to Bolton Wanderers,
you would have been hard-pressed to identify why this weekend.
Three weeks after completing his move to Bolton, Ream made his debut for the club by earning a
start and going the distance in a 2-0 FA Cup win over Millwall.
photo by Jose L. Argueta/ISIphotos.com
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.
photo by ISIphotos.com
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.
photo by Michael Janosz/ISIphotos.com
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.
photo by Gerhard Steenkamp/ISIphotos.com
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.
Photo by ISIphotos.com
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.
photo by Joe Toth/ISIphotos.com
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.
photo by John Todd/ISIphotos.com
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.
photo by Michael Janosz/ISIphotos.com
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.
Photo by Francisco Vega/ISIphotos.com
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.
photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com
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.
