Bournemouth loans Hyndman to Atlanta for year

Jose Martinez first half double led the way in Atlanta United’s convincing 2-0 win over Chicago.
Midfielder Emerson Hyndman has been loaned to Atlanta United from Bournemouth of the Premier League for the rest of the Major League Soccer season.
Atlanta said on Monday it has the option to purchase Hyndman’s rights at the end of the loan. The team acquired Hyndman’s MLS discovery rights from Dallas for an international roster slot in 2019 and 2020, plus $200,000 in general allocation money.
5-Stripes DON’T STOP!Welcome, @emersonhyndman =K pic.twitter.com/ziEwh0ZDZz— Atlanta United FC (@ATLUTD) July 1, 2019

“We’re excited to bring a talented young player like Emerson in to bolster our midfield,” vice president…

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U.S. Hot List: Jozy Altidore and Tim Ream step up, Sacha Kljestan slumps

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In less than a month, the United States national team will be returning to CONCACAF World Cup qualification and spots on head coach Bruce Arena’s roster will be at a premium for the players scattered throughout North America and Europe.

Here is the latest on who stood out and who did not in the past week.

Heating up:

Jozy Altidore, FW, Toronto FC (MLS)

Why he’s here: Altidore scored the game’s lone goal via penalty in Toronto’s 1-0 win over Seattle Sounders in a rematch of MLS Cup 2016. It…

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U.S. Hot List: DeAndre Yedlin returns, Fabian Johnson still a ways away

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One U.S. starter is rounding into form. Another just returned from a long layoff, and several youngsters are pushing for inclusion either on Bruce Arena’s roster for June’s World Cup qualifiers against Trinidad and Tobago and at Mexico, the CONCACAF Gold Cup in July, or both. 
The priority, of course, is the former.
“We have to get results in these two games,” Arena said last week on a conference call with reporters.
“We’re going to stick to the group of players we had in the last camp and…

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Rangers’ Emerson Hyndman says he’s grown accustomed to new managers

Emerson Hyndman says Rangers have taken Mark Warburton’s departure in their stride.
Rangers’ U.S. international midfielder Emerson Hyndman says he has already grown accustomed to a change in managers in his career.
Hyndman, 20, saw five full-time or caretakers managers come and go at Fulham after joining the London club’s academy in 2011. He then moved to Bournemouth last summer before being sent on loan to Rangers, where he made his debut in January.
But after manager Mark Warburton parted ways with Rangers less than a month later, Hyndman says he and his teammates have been able…

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Who will be the breakout U.S. national team stars in 2017?

Bruce Arena tells ESPN FC’s Taylor Twellman he has enjoyed working with the players in camp with the U.S.
In many ways, Bruce Arena’s version of the United States men’s national team will look similar to the squad that took the field during 2016. Michael Bradley, Jozy Altidore, Fabian Johnson, Christian Pulisic and a few others are surefire starters, while another handful of players are locks to make the game-day roster. But that doesn’t mean there’s not room for new faces or changes to the depth chart.
Here are 10 players who could dramatically improve their national team standing in 2017.
The Newcomers:…

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