Before a full weekend of action, Yanks Abroad takes a look at what are some of the burning questions and interesting stories that we’ll be following in our weekend watching.
It may have been a tough result to swallow for FC Augsburg, but their new striker Ricardo Pepi was more than happy to get his first Bundesliga game under his belt.
Ricardo Pepi made his first appearance for FC Augsburg over the weekend in their loss to Chris Richards and Hoffenheim as the Bundesliga returned to action following the winter break.
German Bundesliga club FC Augsburg confirmed the arrival of American phenom Ricardo Pepi, with the Texan signing a long-term contract with the Bavarian team as they push to avoid relegation.
It appears that German Bundesliga side FC Augsburg has joined the Ricardo Pepi sweepstakes as it has been reported that they are close to a $20 million transfer for the striker.
It appears the bidding war for Ricardo Pepi has been settled as it has been reported that German Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg will bring in the forward from FC Dallas when the January transfer window opens.
It took some time but Cole Bassett would come to the rescue of the United States men’s national team with his debut goal in their win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Carson, California, on Saturday.
The day before a team of mostly MLS-based players go up against Bosnia-Herzegovina, a similarly young, domestic-based team, USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter took questions from the press and spoke about this group of youngsters that he feels may have a future with the national team.
Heading into Saturday’s friendly game against Bosnia and Herzegovina, USMNT starting striker Ricardo Pepi is using the opportunity to keep his rhythm before January’s critical World Cup Qualifiers.
