Filed under: USMNT, USMNT Club | Tags: brad evans, Brek Shea, Clint Dempsey, Kyle Beckerman, nick rimando, sacha kljestan, Sean Johnson
The USMNT Club is a weekly round-up of what your favorite National Team players have been doing at their club teams, from MLS to Mexico to the Premier League to the Europa League.
In what should bolster his campaign to be a U.S. MNT regular, Sacha Kljestan won the Belgian league with RSC Anderlecht over the weekend with two games in hand. It’s the first trophy the California native has won at the club level and Kljestan played 73 minutes in the 1-1 tie against Club Brugge that clinched the title. He has played in an astounding amount of games in both the Eerste Classe and the Europa League this season, racking up five goals and five assists across both competitions in more than 40 appearances. If that doesn’t encourage Coach Klinsmann to call him in, I don’t know what will. Regardless, congratulations to Kljestan and Anderlecht! (more…)
Filed under: American Soccer, MLS, USMNT, USMNT Club | Tags: A.J. DeLaGarza, brad evans, Brek Shea, c.j. sapong, Carlos Bocanegra, Chris Wondolowski, Clarence Goodson, Clint Dempsey, Eric Lichaj, Fabian Johnson, Freddy Adu, Geoff Cameron, Heatrh Pearce, jeff larentowicz, Jermaine Jones, jose torres, Kyle Beckerman, landon donovan, Maurice Edu, Michael Bradley, Michael Parkhurst, nick rimando, Sean Johnson, steve cherundolo, Tim Howard, Tim Ream, Timmy Chandler
The USMNT Club is a weekly round-up of what your favorite National Team players have been doing at their club teams, from MLS to Mexico to the Premier League to the Europa League.
Schalke 04 secured its place in next in next season’s Champions League with the help of sometimes U.S. captain Jermaine Jones. The Germany native played 85 minutes in the team’s 4-0 rout of Hertha Berlin that sealed the precious spot in the CL. Though Jones has earned a whopping 14 yellow cards on the season and has served time on the bench for yellow card accumulation, the midfielder has made quite the comeback since being a permanent unused sub under the former Schalke coach. In recent months, Jones has become a stalwart in the Bundesliga team’s midfield. It impressed National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann to make him captain in January and we can certainly expect to see Jones in the May camp ahead of World Cup qualifying. (more…)
Filed under: USMNT, USMNT Club | Tags: Clint Dempsey, DaMarcus Beasley, Jozy Altidore, oguchi onyewu
The USMNT Club is a weekly round-up of what your favorite National Team players have been doing at their club teams, from MLS to Mexico to the Premier League to the Europa League.
Even though Jozy Altidore and DaMarcus Beasley are at the height of their goalscoring games, top honors this week goes to Oguchi Onyewu for fighting his way back from injury and not only making the Sporting Lisbon Starting XI for the first time in two months, but for playing the full 90 minutes. Gooch suffered that sidelining injury to his right knee in camp ahead of the USA’s historic 1-0 win over Italy. The massive central defender hasn’t been in the U.S. backline since October and only made four appearances in all of 2011, but he’s been a big presence for Sporting when he’s been fit – including scoring goals (four this season). Please stay fit, Gooch. Team USA misses you. (more…)
Filed under: USMNT, USMNT Club | Tags: brad evans, Brek Shea, c.j. sapong, Chris Wondolowski, Danny Williams, Eric Lichaj, Fabian Johnson, graham zusi, Heath Pearce, hercules gomez, jeff larentowicz, Jermaine Jones, jose torres, Jozy Altidore, Jurgen Klinsmann, Kyle Beckerman, landon donovan, nick rimando, Ricardo Clark, steve cherundolo, Tim Howard
By Katie Callaway
The USMNT Club is a weekly round-up of what your favorite National Team players have been doing at their club teams, from MLS to Mexico to the Premier League to the Europa League.
With 18 goals in all competitions this season, there’s no question that Jozy Altidore will reach the 20s before the year is out. His latest for AZ Alkmaar, a 25-yard rocket into the top corner of the net (second goal of the highlights), left PSV Eindhoven’s goalie without a chance. And it’s just one of many vital goals the young striker has produced lately – including both of Alkmaar’s in his man-of-the-match performance in last week’s 2-2 draw with FC Twente. Again, though, Altidore was subbed off before the opponent scored again, making one question whether his presence on the field would have resulted in a different result? I’d like to see him put in some 90-minute games as AZ close out its title campaign (the team is six points off of first place).
Filed under: American Soccer, MLS, USMNT, USMNT Club | Tags: Jozy Altidore, Clint Dempsey, Chris Wondolowski, DaMarcus Beasley, Kyle Beckerman, Carlos Bocanegra, Michael Bradley, Ricardo Clark, Landon Donocan, Maurice Edu, Brad Friedel, Clarence Goodson, Tim Howard, Eric Lichaj, Heath Pearce, Brek Shea, Jermaine Jones, Fabian Johnson, Danny Williams
By Katie Callaway
The USMNT Club is a weekly round-up of what your favorite National Team players have been doing at their club teams, from MLS to Mexico and the Premier League to the Europa League.
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