The final days of the European transfer window are here, and several Americans have made their moves for the upcoming season, with several more potentially set to pack their bags in the coming days. Most notably, former USMNT defender John Brooks has returned home to Berlin, to help his hometown club Hertha fight for promotion.
John Brooks went from hero to zero in a span of 15 minutes as he scored for Hoffenheim but was sent off later in their loss to Eintracht Frankfurt.
Brenden Aaronson came off the bench to provide a much-needed spark for Union Berlin and scored the only goal of the game to take all three points against Pellegrino Matarazzo’s Hoffenheim.
io Reyna got his first start for Borussia Dortmund, but he would only be on the field for only the first half as the team was able to salvage a point against Eintracht Frankfurt in a six-goal thriller.
John Brooks led the charge for Hoffenheim as he scored the equalizing goal that pushed them to claim all three points over Wolfsburg, while Paxten Aaronson provided the assist to help Eintracht Frankfurt save a point in their game with Cologne.
Brendan Aaronson started again for Union Berlin, but he would only play 20 minutes as he was sent for an early shower in the team’s big win over Darmstadt. Meanwhile, John Brooks and Hoffenheim scored a huge comeback win over Lennard Maloney and Heidenheim.
Brenden Aaronson and Union Berlin kicked off the opening day of the Bundesliga in impressive fashion in their win over Mainz. Meanwhile, Joe Scally was involved in an eight-goal thriller with Borussia Monchengladbach.
CONCACAF released the preliminary 60-player rosters submitted by the 25 participating teams on Thursday, giving some clues into how US Soccer plans to divide its player pool between the two major summer competitions.
John Brooks and Hoffenheim can breathe now as they recorded a big win over Champions League-chasing Union Berlin to secure their Bundesliga status for next season.
John Brooks and Hoffenheim gave themselves another survival boost as they beat Schalke to put themselves five points clear of the Bundesliga’s relegation zone.
