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by FRANCO PANIZO

From tweets to fines to rumored firings, Hull City's Phil Brown and Jozy Altidore have had quite an interesting week, and it gets even more intriguing this weekend.

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by FRANCO PANIZO

From tweets to fines to rumored firings, Hull City's Phil Brown and Jozy Altidore have had quite an interesting week, and it gets even more intriguing this weekend.

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by FRANCO PANIZO

If you were looking for battles between Americans then this weekend is perfect for you.

Up to five different matches pit Americans against each other, including Edgar Castillo and Tigres UANL's tilt against Michael Orozco's San Luis.

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by FRANCO PANIZO

If you were looking for battles between Americans then this weekend is perfect for you.

Up to five different matches pit Americans against each other, including Edgar Castillo and Tigres UANL's tilt against Michael Orozco's San Luis.

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After suffering a serious knee injury earlier in the week, corrective surgery on Sal Zizzo's knee has been delayed by team doctors until the end of the month. Click to continue reading...

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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Midfielder Freddy Adu got his first start of the Portuguese Liga on Monday, with Belenenses losing 1-0 to CD Nacional de Madeira. Adu played the first-half before being subbed off with an injured ankle. He isn't expected to need extended recovery time. Anselmo got the game's only goal in the 27th-minute. Click to continue reading...

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by FRANCO PANIZO

It is the final weekend of club action before the international break, meaning the last chance for some key U.S. national team players to get some much-needed playing time before the upcoming World Cup qualifiers vs. Honduras and Costa Rica.

Midfielder Michael Bradley looks to continue his recent run of playing time when Borussia Moenchengladbach take on Neven Subotic and Borussia Dortmund, while AC Milan defender Oguchi Onyewu looks to build on his impressive mid-week Rossoneri debut with a match against Serie A bottom-feeders Atalanta.

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by FRANCO PANIZO

It is the final weekend of club action before the international break, meaning the last chance for some key U.S. national team players to get some much-needed playing time before the upcoming World Cup qualifiers vs. Honduras and Costa Rica.

Midfielder Michael Bradley looks to continue his recent run of playing time when Borussia Moenchengladbach take on Neven Subotic and Borussia Dortmund, while AC Milan defender Oguchi Onyewu looks to build on his impressive mid-week Rossoneri debut with a match against Serie A bottom-feeders Atalanta.

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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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by GIANFRANCO PANIZO

Freddy Adu has not played club soccer in quite some time, but that could all change this weekend.

Adu and his new club Belenenses take on Academica de Coimbra on Sunday, and a debut for Adu could potentially signal the beginning of the end to the club drought that has plagued him throughout the majority of 2009.

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by GIANFRANCO PANIZO

Freddy Adu has not played club soccer in quite some time, but that could all change this weekend.

Adu and his new club Belenenses take on Academica de Coimbra on Sunday, and a debut for Adu could potentially signal the beginning of the end to the club drought that has plagued him throughout the majority of 2009.

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There were several Americans playing abroad in the top European leagus on Saturday August 15, 2009. The most noticable was Charlie Davies who scored 2 goals for French Ligue 1 side Sochaux. In England, Clint Dempsey and Fulham won their opener on the road while goalkeepers Tim Howard and Brad Friedel lost.

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A little Saturday breakfast edition of the silly season wire...Hannover 96 winger Sal Zizzo has seen his loan move to Fortuna Düsseldorf halted by a case of the stomach flu. Unable to pass a medical exam at the moment, the question stands: will the 2.Bundesliga side now look elsewhere or is this a mere technicality delay? Click to continue reading...

American midfielder Sal Zizzo has been loaned from Hannover 96 to newly promoted Second Bundesliga side Fortuna Dusseldorf on a 1-year deal. The 22 year-old Olympian and UCLA alum is expected to see more playing time in Dusseldorf and perhaps increase his chances for a senior US team callup in the coming year. Click to continue reading...

The following articles comes to us from Yanks Abroad....
Despite published reports elsewhere, for the moment, Villarreal striker Jozy Altidore will return to the Spanish club as planned within the next two weeks.Altidore has been the subject of transfer rumors including a move to Premiership club Fulham or even a possible return back to newly promoted Spanish Primera club Xerez where the New Jersey native spent the second half of last season on loan without ever playing a minute. Click to continue reading...

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s.
The Chicago Bulls of the 1990s.
American goalkeepers in the English Premier League*.
Dynasties baby.
Looks like Marcus Hahnemann is going to add to said dynasty, as the ex-Reading backstop has been snatched up by newly promoted Wolves. Click to continue reading...

It was a busy weekend for Americans Abroad with Oguchi Onyewu and Carlos Bocanegra scoring goals for their respective clubs. Tim Howard earned another clean sheet while Clint Dempsey and Fulham defeated Brad Friedel and Aston Villa. Maurice Edu played for Rangers in the "Old Firm" as they defeated Celtic, and Zak Whitbread played for Millwall who's in the English League One promotion playoffs.

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Goalkeepers Tim Howard and Brad Friedel led the way in Americans Abroad as both earned clean sheets for their respective clubs. Here's the full recap of Americans playing overseas in the top European soccer leagues.

Tim Howard (GK) - Everton - English Premier League - Howard had another solid game in goal as Everton defeated Sunderland 2-0 and the entire club has been in great form as of late.

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It was a low key weekend for Americans Abroad this weekend as there were goals scored in the top leagues. Clint Dempsey started for Fulham as they earned a victory and moved into 7th place in the Premier League. Brad Friedel was able to earn a draw as Villa are in position for European soccer next season.

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It was a busy and eventful weekend in European Soccer for Americans playing abroad. Here's a recap of Americans playing in the top European leagues.

Oguchi Onyewu - Standard Liege beat Royal Excelsior Mouscron 3-0 - Belgium Jupiler Pro League - 2 goals - 90 minutes - Standard won easily and are now tied atop the league table as Onyewu scored two goals.

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Two young Americans faced off in Bundesliga action this weekend as Michael Bradley's Borussia Moenchengladbach hosted Hannover 96 and Sal Zizzo (Steve Cherundolo is still out with a hip injury). Bradley went the full 90 for Gladbach, which collected all three points in a 3-2 win. Zizzo entered the match in the 62nd minute for Hannover, making only his third appearance of the season. Click to continue reading...

Landon Donovan saw 18 minutes of playing time tonight in Bayern Munich's 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund, coming on for Luca Toni in the 72nd minute with the score tied at 1-1. Donovan's smart runs up front opened space for Bayern's Miroslav Klose to score goals in the 88th and 90th minutes.
Midfielder Sal Zizzo dressed but did not play for Hannover in their 3-1 loss to Energie Cottbus while Steve Cherundolo, out with an injury, did not suit up. Click to continue reading...

It hasn't exactly been a banned weekend for American soccer players in Europe with too many sitting the bench or being on the losing side.
Friday night, Landon Donovan made a late substitute appearance in Bayern Munich's 1-0loss to Hamburg. The result has proven that Bayern has not become an invincible juggernaut over the break, as Kicker magazine had touted it. Click to continue reading...

American Sal Zizzo made a rare appearance for Hannover 96 in last night's friendly against visiting AC Milan. The Bundesliga side put in a surprisingly strong performance against the star-studded Milan team, especially on defense, but was unable to hold off the Rossoneri for good.
With his team down 2-1 in the second half, Zizzo came on in the 66th minute, replacing Jan Rosenthal at right midfield where he immediately got into the mix. Click to continue reading...

Germany's national daily Bild is reporting that new Hansa Rostock manager Dieter Eilts still has his eyes on three new players to strengthen the side and Hannover's young American Sal Zizzo is one of them. In previous weeks, reports out of Hannover indicated that the club was not keen on selling the 21 year-old San Diego native. Click to continue reading...

In the DFB Pokal second round, Heath Pearce and Rostock were successful, while Sal Zizzo and Hannover crash out in these midweek German cup games. Click to continue reading...

Just in time for today's story about the Puerto Rico Islanders' dual runs to the USL regular-season crown and the CONCACAF Champions League group stage, they go out and beat Mexican power Santos in pools of standing water Tuesday night.

Meanwhile, Houston traveled to Panama's Rod Carew Stadium and eked out a 0-0 draw in what MLSNET's Dylan Butler notes is the first of four Dynamo games in four countries over the next 12 days.

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Schalke advanced to the round of 16 of the DFB Cup with a convincing 2-0 victory over Hannover tonight. Heiko Westermann scored both goals as Fred Rutten's men were just too good for the injury-riddled Reds. And while this game continues a good run of form for the Gelsenkirchen club, it [...] Click to continue reading...

American Jozy Altidore was named to the squad for tonight's match against Primera newcomer Numancia. Given that coach Manuel Pelligrini is without three starters due to injury and is just coming off a midweek Champion's League draw with Manchester United, and Altidore's encouraging debut last week against Deportivo, there is a good chance that Altidore will see more playing time this week. Click to continue reading...

Episode #53 of the Major League Soccer Talk podcast is now availible via ITunes or Direct Download Goalkeeper Eric Reed joins us on the latest edition of the Major League Soccer Talk podcast to discuss his career at UCLA where he started for three years along with such standouts as Sal Zizzo, Benny Feilhaber, Kamani [. Click to continue reading...

Preston Zimmerman still can't get a game at Hamburg

Every week during the Bundesliga season we'll be keeping track of how our Yanks are doing in the German leagues. Here is the recap of weekend one.

Grover Gibson

Scored a goal in RW Ahlen's 2-1 win over FSV Frankfurt

Steve Cherdundolo

Played 90 minutes in Hanover's 3-0 defeat to Schalke 04.

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Various UK news sources, including Sky Sports and the Globe and Mail are reporting that the final details are being worked out in a deal to bring American Maurice Edu from Toronto to Glasgow Rangers. After returning from Olympic duty in China, Edu was supposed to be in Glasgow yesterday for Rangers' home opener against Hearts to iron out a deal worth a reported $5 million. Click to continue reading...

After a mistake-ridden 4-2 preseason loss to RCD Mallorca last week, Hannover 96 redeemed itself last night with a 3-1 win over fellow Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin. As expected, American Steve Cherundolo went the distance at right back while newcomer Sal Zizzo was not selected for the team.
Among the good news for Hannover was to see newcomer (and former Bayern Munich player) Jan Schlaudraff score goals in the 19th and 68th minutes. Click to continue reading...