Steve Cherundolo and Hannover ended their long winless run with a narrow win over Nurnberg while Fabian Johnson's first league goal for Hoffenheim was little consolation in their loss at Dortmund.

Steve Cherundolo and Hannover will try to trip up Nurnberg for their first league win since October while the trio of Americans at Hoffenheim will try to trip up Dortmund's title ambitions.

Omar Gonzalez will return to LA Galaxy after suffering a serious injury in his first training session while on loan with German side FC Nurnberg.
The 23-year-old defender will have surgery for a left ACL rupture after colliding with right-back and fellow American Timothy Chandler. He has officially been recalled from his loan spell by the Galaxy to undergo treatment.

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What was supposed to be a winter during which Omar Gonzalez was going to take the next step in his career has turned into disaster.

The Los Angeles Galaxy centerback tore his left ACL on his first day on loan with FC Nurnberg, and he has returned to Los Angeles to undergo surgery, according to Nurnberg's official website.

UPDATE: In a bizarre set of circumstances, Gonzalez picked up an injury in his first training session with Nurnberg. In a collision with fellow US National Team player Timmy Chandler, Gonzalez tore his left anterior cruciate ligament and is expected to miss considerable time. Gonzalez is reportedly already on his way back to Los Angeles.

After finally receiving a call up to the US Men's National Team, Omar Gonzalez has backed out of camp in order to go on loan. The LA Galaxy defender is headed to Germany to play for FC Nurnberg until mid-February. The 2011 MLS Defender of the Year will be joining the team at their training camp in Belek, Turkey.

George John could be on the move (again). (Getty Images)

A fun bit of news broke late yesterday evening. Two US National team defenders George John and Omar Gonzalez were said to be leaving the national team camp for "club-related matters". Naturally their two teams instantly sent out messages about those matters.

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We now know Omar Gonzalez's destination.

Gonzalez has been loaned from the Los Angeles Galaxy to FC Nurnberg until at least mid-February, the German club announced on its website on Thursday. Nurnberg official Martin Bader said the club had hoped to make a move for Gonzalez in the summer, but that the opportunity to acquire the centerback came up.

US defender Omar Gonzalez will be going to FC Nurnberg in the German Bundesliga on loan until the start of the MLS season.

With the US U-23 team set to assemble this week in Florida, Nurnberg forward Jann George is ready to make his American debut in his first ever trip to the United States.

A trio of U.S. internationals were part of the Nurnberg-Hoffenheim encounter this weekend, with Timmy Chandler starting for the hosts while Fabian Johnson lined up in the first XI for the visitors. Johnson delivered a pair of assists to Vedad Ibisevic, Chandler saw red in the 43rd and Danny Williams came on for the final 24 minutes to help preserve a 2-0 win for Hoffenheim, who picked up only their second win in the last 10 matches.

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Timmy Chandler has enjoyed a solid start to the Bundesliga season for FC Nurnberg, and at least one other club has taken notice.

According to German publication Bild, VfB Stuttgart has set its sights on Chandler as a potential replacement for expensive fullback Khalid Boulahrouz.

Hoffenheim's pair of Americans will try to guide the team out of their five-game slide in Nurnberg while Steve Cherundolo and Hannover will try to turn their streak around against Leverkusen.

Timothy Chandler and Nurnberg will look for a second straight victory when they visit Hamburg while Edson Buddle and Ingolstadt will try to break their winless streak against Braunschweig.

The big news of the weekend from Europe was Timmy Chandler scoring the only goal in Nurnberg's 1-0 win over Kaiserslautern in the Bundesliga. Chandler's goal came in the 13th, minute at the Easy-Credit Stadion, with Raphael Schafer needing one save for the shutout. Nurnberg are 14th in the table, two points above the relegation zone.

Nurnberg's eight-game winless streak has come to a close, and Timmy Chandler is the man responsible for that.

Chandler helped Nurnberg win its first game since mid-September by scoring the winner in the club's 1-0 victory over Kaiserslautern on Saturday. Chandler's first goal of the season came early in the first half when he picked off a pass, dribbled by a pair of defenders and rifled a left-footed shot to the near post.

Jermaine Jones and Fabian Johnson earned starts as their teams earned draws, while Timmy Chandler and Nurnberg continued their free fall into the bottom of the standings.

Timothy Chandler and Nurnberg are in desperate need of a win against bottom team Freiburg while Edson Buddle and Ingolstadt will try to pull out of the bottom three when they visit Karlsruhe.

US Soccer took to twitter on Thursday to announce the roster for the November friendlies. The United States travels to Europe to play France on the 11th (3pm ET - ESPN2) and Slovenia on the 15th (noon ET - ESPN2). GK: Bill Hamid (DC United, Tim Howard (Everton) DEF: Carlos Bocanegra (Rangers), Timmy Chandler (Nurnberg), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Alfredo Morales (Hertha Berlin), Michael Orozco (San Luis), Oguchi Onyewu (Sporting) MID: Kyle Beckerman (RSL), Michael.

The pairings for the third round of the German Cup were set over the weekend, setting up heated local derbies for both Schalke's Jermaine Jones and Nurnberg defender Timothy Chandler.

It was probably the biggest day in Europe yesterday when exciting league fixtures in England and Italy produced shocking results. Of course, the most surprising result was Chelsea's loss to Arsenal at the Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal's boogieman Didier Drogba did not play and may be this is what made the difference for Chelsea.

It was probably the biggest day in Europe yesterday when exciting league fixtures in England and Italy produced shocking results. Of course, the most surprising result was Chelsea's loss to Arsenal at the Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal's boogieman Didier Drogba did not play and may be this is what made the difference for Chelsea.

Saturday EPL on ESPN2: Chelsea - Arsenal at 7:30am. ESPN Deportes has Everton - Manchester United at 7:30am. On Fox Soccer Plus: Sunderland - Aston Villa at 10am and Norwich - Blackburn at 4pm. On Fox Soccer: Manchester City - Wolverhampton at 10am, WBA - Liverpool at 12:30pm, and Wigan - Fulham at 5pm.

Jermaine Jones continued his run in the Schalke starting lineup as they scored a late victory at Karlsruhe while Timothy Chandler and Nurnberg held on at Aue to advance to the final 16 of the German Cup.

Timothy Chandler and Nurnberg suffered their fifth straight game without victory, twice jumping into the lead against Stuttgart only to allow their guests to fight back on each occasion for a disappointing draw.

Timmy Chandler and Nurnberg had their hands full with on-fire Borussia Moenchengladbach, and Edson Buddle played the second half in a losing effort to Matt Taylor and Paderborn in the 2. Bundesliga.

Timothy Chandler and Nurnberg will be aiming for the top three and Edson Buddle will try to build on last week's performance when Ingolstadt travel to take on Matt Taylor and Paderborn.

Bam! There's another Afro-Germerican™ out there, which now leaves me one man shy of having enough players for a Starting XI (thanks for the tips). His name is Jann George, he's 19 and he scored the other day for Nurnberg's U-23's; I know this because Brian Sciaretta, czar of Americans Outsourced to Europe™ reporting, says so.

This may not to be news to those of you who follow German football but today I was informed of yet another Afro-Germerican™ player I had no idea about. His name is Andrew Wooten and he's with Kaiserslautern's reserve team.
If he's any good I haven't the faintest. Ask Philneezy, he could tell you maybe.

Michael Bradley could make his first appearance in Serie A this weekend
It's back to work for European leagues this weekend, with the big news happening in Italy where the season is underway. That means Michael Bradley could make his debut for Chievo Verona on Sunday when they meet Serie A newcomers Novara.

Who is Terrence Boyd? Oh you know just another member of the nü wäve of young Afro-Germericans™ that is doing his thing in Deutschland. Things like scoring 6 goals in 6 games for the Borussia Dortmund reserve team. It may only be the reserves but since the only other striker on the planet with an American passport and club form like that right now is Jozy Altidore I'm going to big him up.

Steve Cherundolo and Hannover will try to keep their momentum alive against visiting Mainz while Timothy Chandler and Nurnberg can break their losing streak with a win against Bavarian rivals Augsburg.

GK: Thibaut Courtois (Atletico de Madrid), Jean-Francois Gillet (Bologna), Simon Mignolet (Sunderland) DEF: Toby Alderweireld (Ajax), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Nicholas Lombaerts (Zenit), Denis Odoi (Anderlecht), Daniel Van Buyten (Bayern Munich), Jelle Van Damme (Standard Liege), Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal), Jan Vertonghen (Ajax) MID: Moussa Dembele (Fulham), Marouane Fellaini (Everton), Eden Hazard (Lille), David Hubert (Genk), Dries Mertens (PSV Eindhoven), Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (Club Brugge), Timmy Simons (Nurnberg), Jelle Vossen (Genk), Axel Witsel (Benfica) FOR: Igor de.

Timothy Chandler and Nurnberg face a tough visit to the home of the defending Bundesliga champions while Steve Cherundolo and Hannover will hope to keep their Europa League momentum rolling against Hertha.

The Bundesliga's top flight got underway this weekend, with Timmy Chandler and Nurnberg starting the season with a win, while Jermaine Jones and Schalke had an afternoon to forget.

FC Dallas defender Zach Loyd has been added to the USA roster, the US Soccer Federation announced on Friday. Loyd replaces Timmy Chandler who will be staying with FC Nurnberg as he continues to work toward full fitness.

By Chris Wright

Yet another handy cut-out-and-keep round-up, this time featuring eight (technically, it's more like 'nine and a half') more fine-ass goals from around the world...

1. Tommy Oar AUSTRALIA vs Ecuador, U20 World Cup

Bonza.

The Bundesliga clubs started their season early with domestic cup games, while Herculez Gomez scored in the second week of the Mexican Apertura season. In the DFB Pokal first round, the Bundesliga clubs got to shake off the pre-season and the 2.Bundesliga clubs got a nice break from league play by walloping overmatched opposition.

The German regular season came to a close over the weekend, with Steve Cherundolo and Hannover scoring a big win over Timothy Chandler and Nurnberg, while David Yelldell and Duisburg were on the losing end at Bochum.

The US national team has often benefited from German-born Americans and Nurnberg forward Jann George is hoping to become the next in this long line to represent the Stars and Stripes.