I'm YA's resident doctor, but not the kind of doctor you would want giving you an examination anywhere outside of a lecture hall. I've been YA's feet-on-the-ground in Germany since 2008, have an affinity for overly verbose descriptions of irrelevant minutiae, keep an eye on YAs in most of the destinations on mainland Europe, and watch a whole lot of Serie A.
Several Americans saw their teams clear the final hurdle to reach the group stage of Europe’s third-tier competition, however it was not all roses as new Aberdeen arrival Christian Ramirez was unable to push his team over the line.
Tanner Tessmann was the lone American to see action in Italy’s opening weekend, as Venezia experienced a hard landing in Serie A during their loss to Napoli.
After an exhausting summer of nonstop regional and international tournaments, European domestic leagues are finally underway, returning a sense of regularity to the game-watching schedule.
