by FRANCO PANIZO

The injury bug has bitten a number of the Americans Abroad recently, but there are still plenty of healthy players to keep an eye on this weekend as club soccer resumes.

Jose Francisco Torres is one of those players. After showing well as a sub in the U.

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by FRANCO PANIZO

The injury bug has bitten a number of the Americans Abroad recently, but there are still plenty of healthy players to keep an eye on this weekend as club soccer resumes.

Jose Francisco Torres is one of those players. After showing well as a sub in the U.

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by GIANFRANCO PANIZO

Brad Friedel is enjoying a great start to the Premiership season, and it could get even better for him this weekend.

Friedel and Aston Villa head to Ewood Park this Saturday to take on Friedel's former club, Blackburn Rovers. A win for Friedel in the stadium he is so familiar with, in front of the fans that used to cheer him on, would truly cap off the 38-year-old's remarkable start to the season, a start that includes three shutouts and 23 saves.

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Jozy Altidore is ready to hit the English Premier League running.

The U.S. national team striker is expected to make his debut for Hull City on Saturday against EPL power Chelsea and Altidore could very well earn the start for the Tigers.

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Jozy Altidore is ready to hit the English Premier League running.

The U.S. national team striker is expected to make his debut for Hull City on Saturday against EPL power Chelsea and Altidore could very well earn the start for the Tigers.

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U.S. national team striker Charlie Davies is just one of several Americans who will see their European league seasons start this weekend.

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U.S. national team striker Charlie Davies is just one of several Americans who will see their European league seasons start this weekend.

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Danny Califf and Midtjylland suffered a heavy defeat on their trip to Silkeborg while FC Nordsjaelland's visit to Marcus Tracy and Aalborg was postponed. Click to continue reading...

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Courtesy of US Soccer:
U.S. Men's National Team Game Notes
USA vs. Mexico
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
PLACE ON THE PODIUM BECKONS: The U.S. Men's National Team is set to face Mexico in the final of the 2009 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup at Giants Stadium on Sunday, July 26. Click to continue reading...

U.S. coach Bob Bradley has recalled defender Michael Parkhurst to the squad for Thursday's semifinal against Honduras. The FC Nordsjaelland-based defender appeared in the USA's group games against Honduras and Haiti before returning to Denmark to start the league season. Parkhurst is the only addition to the roster, increasing the total to 19 for game day selection. Click to continue reading...

U.S. Soccer released the Gold Cup roster today and only four members of the Confederations Cup squad will be with the team, with Charlie Davies being the only one of those four to have played in any of the U.S.'s first four Confed. Cup matches.
GOALKEEPERS (3): Jon Busch (Chicago Fire), Troy Perkins (IK Start), Luis Robles (FC Kaiserslautern)

DEFENDERS (7): Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Clarence Goodson (IK Start), Jay Heaps (New England Revolution), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), Michael Parkhurst (FC Nordsjaelland), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock)

MIDFIELDERS (8): Davy Arnaud (Kansas City Wizards), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Colin Clark (Colorado Rapids), Sam Cronin (Toronto FC), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Logan Pause (Chicago Fire), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew)

FORWARDS (5): Freddy Adu (AS Monaco), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Kenny Cooper (FC Dallas), Charlie Davies (Hammarby IF), Santino Quaranta (D.

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Michael Parkhurst's FC Nordsjaelland beat Velje 4-1 on Tuesday in the Danish SAS-Ligaen. Bajram Fetai opened the scoring for Nordsjaelland in the 10th and Valentino Lai grabbed Velje's equalizer sixteen minutes later. In the second half, it was all Nordsjaelland. Fetai scored his second in the 49th, Jonathan Richter got a goal in the 60th, and Fetai finished off his hat trick in the 90th minute. Click to continue reading...

Danny Califf returns to Midtjylland's back as they try to wrap up fourth place against his old team while Michael Parkhurst and FC Nordsjaelland will try to put an end to their disastrous slide. Click to continue reading...

Danny Califf and Midtjylland got the better of Michael Parkhurst's FC Nordsjaelland on Sunday afternoon, riding a pair of Frank Kristensen goals to snap their three-game slide, while extending their opponent's streak of futility to four. Click to continue reading...

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by GIANFRANCO PANIZO

In the battle for safety from the relegation zone, Michael Bradley and Borussia Moenchengladbach tied fellow relegation-threatened Arminia Bielefeld on Sunday. Bradley went 69 minutes in the 1-1 draw that saw Arminia leapfrog Moenchengladbach in the standings.

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by GIANFRANCO PANIZO

Amongst the midweek action, Carlos Bocanegra and Rennes reached the Coupe de France final after defeating Grenoble 1-0 on Tuesday. Bocanegra, who typically plays left back for the French club, played centrally in the game that saw Rennes reach the cup final for the first time in 38 years.

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I opined a few days ago about the sleek, "adult" look (as opposed to some of the nonsense that MLS and adidas are foisting upon us) that recent MLS export Michael Parkhurst would be sporting for his new Danish club . . . . . . but I got further confirmation of Danish Kit Design Awesomeness while watching highlights of UEFA Champions' League action last night. Click to continue reading...

So I'm checking out a pic of our latest export to the Scandanavian Defender Mines from the website of his new club. To wit . . . . . . and I can't help but wonder if a certain MLS club wearing red with a conspicuous bank sponsor on the front might have benefited from a similar design? Not that I'm completely slagging TFC's attempt (in fact, I'd like the black/gray away look, if it weren't Click to continue reading...

New England Revolution defender and former Rookie of the Year Michael Parkhurst is leaving Major League Soccer after 4 seasons.  Parkhurst is finishing up contract negotiations with FC Nordsjaelland, a team from Denmark's Superligaen.

Parkhurst's contract was up at the end of this past season so his move is free for FC Nordsjaelland.

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