Similar to the winless start endured by the Americans in their previous, and ultimately disastrous World Cup qualifying campaign, things are not going according to plan.
Weston McKennie has been sent back to Juventus while Sergino Dest has been ruled out of action ahead of the United States men’s national team World Cup qualifier against Honduras on Wednesday, U.S. Soccer announced on Monday.
After the substandard performance against El Salvador a few days ago, the USMNT showed that if nothing else, they have consistency as they put in another similar performance against a Canadian team that they should have beaten. The game ended a goal apiece.
After nearly four years waiting for the chance at redemption, the United States Men’s National Team will begin their whirlwind qualifying campaign for next winter’s final in Qatar with a visit to El Salvador on Thursday night.
It was a rough weekend for Italy’s contingent of Americans, with only two of the six taking the field in a pair of tough losses.
Just when things have started to heat up on the potential transfer of Weston McKennie, Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri has said the American midfielder can stay.
It looks like midfielder Weston McKennie could be on his way out of Juventus before the transfer deadline as it has been reported that several English Premier League teams have shown interest in signing him.
After last night’s Champions League play-off games where both Jordan Siebatcheu Pefok’s Young Boys and Brenden Aaronson’s RB Salzburg advanced to join the other 30 teams in the draw, 13 Americans learned who they would be facing in the group stages of Europe’s most prestigious club competition this afternoon.
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.
