Following the English Premier League and Championship, Spanish La Liga, French Ligue 1, and Dutch Eredivisie earlier this month, this is opening weekend for the German Bundesliga and Italy’s Serie A, bringing all of Europe’s top leagues into regular season action.
Paxten Aaronson is returning to Major League Soccer, with the Colorado Rapids reportedly having finalized a deal that will bring the 21-year-old U.S. international midfielder back from Europe in a club-record transfer.
Gio Reyna’s potential transfer from Borussia Dortmund to Parma is in advanced negotiations, with a fee expected between €8-10 million. Reyna seeks regular playing time after struggles at Dortmund, and a move to Serie A is seen as beneficial. Gladbach shows late interest, but Parma is favored to finalize the deal soon.
Sargent is in red-hot form, scoring the winning goal for the Canaries today in their 2-1 victory over Portsmouth. Sargent got to the ball first for a header off a long throw-in, scoring what proved to be the game-winner. This is already Sargent’s third goal of the season, having previously scored last week versus Millwall, […]
In what is considered opening weekend for the 2025-26 season across Europe’s top leagues, a few high profile names may not feature. Here’s the latest status on some of the US Men’s National Team players who have been dealing with injuries. Ricardo Pepi OUT. Will miss Saturday’s match versus FC Twente. PSV manager Peter Bosz […]
PSV started the defense of their Eredivisie championship with a dominant 6-1 win over visiting Sparta Rotterdam. Sergino Dest started and played 82 excellent minutes, with no indication of rust from his 11 month layoff and recovery from a torn ACL (and subsequent surgery). After a shortened pre-season, which included scoring a brace in a […]
It was a great come from behind win for PSV Eindhoven in the Johan Cruyff Shield, beating the not-so-aptly named “Go Ahead Eagles” 2-1 after trailing 0-1 at halftime. Sergino Dest started and scored the winning goal for PSV, while Ricardo Pepi came on in the 62nd minute along with a trio of substitutes that […]
The USMNT is ranked 15th in the latest FIFA World Rankings. Switzerland, ranked 19th, spanked us 4-0 a few weeks ago, so I know these rankings don’t always make sense and are mocked by many, but it does provide a general sense of the quality of the opponent. The September window sees us playing two […]
Unpopular opinion: the finals loss to Mexico is actually a GOOD thing. People, players, teams, they all grow following periods of adversity. I know people are throwing a fit about losing the Gold Cup, and blaming Pulisic and the other well-known players for not being in this tournament. Here are the facts: The following ‘First […]
The U.S. men’s national team gave its all, but ultimately fell 2–1 to a full-strength Mexico side in Sunday night’s Gold Cup final at NRG Stadium. They say, “No pain, no gain.” And on a hot night against their fiercest rivals, the U.S. learned just how sharp that pain can feel. Outmanned on paper and […]
