photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
Benny Feilhaber just cannot be stopped.
Having scored four goals in the past seven days, Feilhaber continued his tear with AGF Aarhus on
Sunday as he assisted on two goals and scored a clutch game-winner in a 3-2 victory over Koge.
By FRANCO PANIZO
It has been hard for Carlos Bocanegra to see the field for Stade Rennes over the past two
months, but the U.S. national team captain took another positive step towards reclaiming his left
back spot this weekend.
Bocanegra started Rennes' round of 32 Coupe de France game against Saumar, and helped Rennes
post a 4-0 victory over the fifth-division club.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Since recovering from injury, both DaMarcus Beasley and Maurice Edu have yet to solidify
starting roles for Rangers, but they became the first Americans Abroad players to bring home
hardware this season, as Rangers defeated St.
By FRANCO PANIZO
On most weekends it is the veteran Americans Abroad who enjoy the most success, but some of this
weekend's better performances came from the younger contingent.
Leading the way was Jozy Altidore, who handed Hull City a huge boost in its fight to stay in
the Premier League by drawing a penalty kick 16 minutes into its match against Fulham.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Landon Donovan made his home debut for Everton this weekend, and in it he helped Everton hand
Manchester City something the Citizens had not received in a month: A loss.
Donovan enjoyed his second consecutive solid outing in the Toffees' 2-0 win, constantly
threatening Manchester City's back line with his darting runs down the flank and deadly crosses,
two of which almost resulted in goals.
By FRANCO PANIZO
If there is one young American Abroad player who is currently flying under the radar, that
player is midfielder Mikkel Diskerud.
Diskerud made his fifth consecutive start and eleventh overall for Stabaek in its 3-1 win
against Stromsgodset.
By FRANCO PANIZO
St Etienne may have only tied AJ Auxerre, but it received good news before the match with the
return of Carlos Bocanegra to its starting eleven.
Having not played in a match since Oct. 17 due to a neck injury, Bocanegra started and went the
distance in the 1-1 draw with Auxerre.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Eric Lichaj and Aston Villa may have lost their match against Tottenham on Sunday, but the
American put forth one of the most solid performances of his young career.
Starting at right back in the 2-1 loss to Tottenham on Boxing Day, Lichaj helped contain the
dangerous Gareth Bale before Bale eventually moved over to the opposite flank.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Landon Donovan made his home debut for Everton this weekend, and in it he helped Everton hand
Manchester City something the Citizens had not received in a month: A loss.
Donovan enjoyed his second consecutive solid outing in the Toffees' 2-0 win, constantly
threatening Manchester City's back line with his darting runs down the flank and deadly crosses,
two of which almost resulted in goals.
By FRANCO PANIZO
On most weekends it is the veteran Americans Abroad who enjoy the bulk of the success, but some
of this weekend's better performances came from the younger contingent.
Leading the way was Jozy Altidore, who handed Hull City a huge boost in its fight to stay in
the Premier League by drawing a penalty kick 16 minutes into its match against Fulham.
By FRANCO PANIZO
If there is one young American Abroad player who is currently flying under the radar, that
player is midfielder Mikkel Diskerud.
Diskerud made his fifth consecutive start and eleventh overall for Stabaek in its 3-1 win
against Stromsgodset.
photo by Ben Queenborough/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
Benny Feilhaber accomplished something this weekend that he's only done once before in his
career: he scored a goal at the club level.
photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
Benny Feilhaber just cannot be stopped.
Having scored four goals in the past seven days, Feilhaber continued his tear with AGF Aarhus on
Sunday as he assisted on two goals and scored a clutch game-winner in a 3-2 victory over Koge.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Tim Howard and Everton did something this weekend that they had yet to do this season.
The Toffees finally won.
Howard and Everton earned their first three points of the Premiership campaign as they defeated
Birmingham, 2-0, at St Andrews Stadium.
By FRANCO PANIZO
A pair of American goalkeepers enjoyed strong performances this weekend, helping pave the way
for results in two of the weekend's biggest matches.
Brad Friedel and Tim Howard helped Aston Villa and Everton, respectively, in matches against two
of the top teams in the Premier League.
photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
It took two months, but Sacha Kljestan once again found playing time for RSC Anderlecht.
Kljestan earned his first start in a league match since Aug. 21, starting and going the distance
in Anderlecht's 2-0 victory against KVC Westerlo on Sunday.
photo by ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
Call this weekend goals galore.
Five goals from four different Americans were scored this weekend as Clint Dempsey, Maurice Edu,
Sacha Kljestan and Mike Grella found the back of the net for their respective clubs.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Bolton Wanderers' run at a potential place in Europe received a boost this weekend, and Stuart
Holden once again played a role in making that happen.
Facing a midfield that included the likes of Wilson Palacios and Gareth Bale, Holden helped
Bolton to a big 4-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur with a 90-minute performance.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Pachuca's season may not have gone as well as expected, but for Jose Torres, Herculez Gomez and
Marco Vidal, that doesn't matter anymore as the club reached the Apertura playoffs.
Facing a must-win situation, Pachuca reached the Apertura Liguilla with a 2-1 road victory over
Necaxa in the clubs' season finale.
photo by Tony Quinn/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
On a weekend where there were few positives to take away, Sacha Kljestan returned to RSC
Anderlecht's starting lineup as the club won big to take over first place in the Jupiler Pro
League.
Kljestan started, played 90 minutes and received a yellow card in Anderlecht's 4-1 victory over
last place Royal Charleroi SC.
By FRANCO PANIZO
U.S. national team fans know all about Carlos Bocanegra's heading ability, and now St. Etienne
fans do too.
Bocanegra scored his first goal for St. Etienne in the club's 2-2 draw with Bordeaux by losing
his mark and heading home a free kick from close range.
By FRANCO PANIZO
Trailing against 10-man Bolton, Blackburn scored a late equalizer that looked to have sealed a
result for the Rovers.
No one told Stuart Holden that.
Just seconds after Blackburn had pulled level at 1-1 through a Mame Biram Diouf finish, Holden
got on the end of a headed pass, controlling the ball with his chest before smacking home a
game-winning left-footed volley in the 88th minute.
