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Pulisic, George start fast in Germany, Dwyer’s goal drought continues

Brian McBride examines Christian Pulisic’s prospects for 2017-18 and provides insight on Schalke youngster Weston McKennie.

With John Brooks ruled out for three months, Brian McBride explains what the U.S. will miss in their upcoming qualifiers.
With the European leagues now in full swing, decision time looms for United States head coach Bruce Arena ahead of the September World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica and Honduras.

Heating up:

Christian Pulisic, MF, Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Why he’s here: Pulisic was fantastic for Borussia Dortmund in Saturday’s 3-0 win at Wolfsburg, producing a goal and an assist.

What this means: After scoring against Bayern Munich in the German Super Cup and then opening his 2017-18 Bundesliga…

U.S. friendly versus Venezuela offers chance for Arena to fine tune selection

Taylor Twellman suggests Bruce Arena’s squad for the next World Cup qualifiers could be the strongest U.S. squad in years.
SANDY, Utah — The U.S. men’s national team is out of intensive care, but the recovery process is far from complete.
Last October, the U.S. found itself at the bottom of CONCACAF’s Hexagonal table thanks to losses to Mexico and Costa Rica to open the final phase of qualifying. Bruce Arena replaced Jurgen Klinsmann as manager and during March qualifiers against Honduras and Panama the U.S. extracted four points to haul itself into fourth place, ahead of Los Catrachos on goal differential. In the…

Same old story for Stoke as Darren Fletcher joins on a free transfer

Darren Fletcher could be a savvy addition for Stoke City, but at 33, he won’t add any needed youth to the roster.

In February, Stoke fans read the first of many newspaper reports suggesting the club were due to undergo significant surgery in the summer in order to lower the average age of the squad following a season of disappointment.

The story added: “[Stoke manager Mark] Hughes has the support of the Stoke hierarchy and remains on course for a top-10 finish, but there is a realisation at board level that the squad needs younger, more dynamic players.”

It was music to the ears of supporters who had…

Stoke need reinforcements virtually everywhere after miserable campaign

Janusz Michallik and Alexis Nunes take a long look at how the Premier League top 6 shaped out this season.

Mark Hughes and Stoke City had virtually nothing to celebrate this season.
A disappointing season, which picked up where the previ…

U.S. Hot List: Dempsey, Morris impress but defensive injuries are a concern

LA’s struggles continued as Clint Dempsey and Jordan Morris both scored to earn three points for Seattle.
One U.S. national team mainstay made consecutive Premier League starts for the first time since August, while another is heading back to England’s top flight after a productive detour in the second tier. In MLS, meanwhile, several attacking players are showing off their sharpness, but there’s also worrying injury news for Bruce Arena, both at home and overseas.
With the start of the next national team camp just over a month away, which Americans are trending north and whose stock is heading the…

U.S. Hot List: John Brooks, Geoff Cameron hit form at the right time

The FC panel examine the arguments for and against a joint 2026 World Cup bid from the U.S. perspective.

Back in February, United States coach Bruce Arena told ESPN FC that with World Cup qualifying in full swing, he wasn’t looking to introduce many new faces into the American squad.

“We’re trying to cut it down, not add to it,” Arena said at the time.

That approach figures to remain in place when the U.S. reconvenes in suburban Denver at the end of next month to prepare for a June 3 friendly against Venezuela and two tough qualifiers against Trinidad and Tobago and in Mexico.

Depending on how…

Stoke seek breakthrough at Leicester after international date

Mark Hughes feels hard done by Chelsea’s late winner, saying Stoke’s play was deserving of a share of the points on the day.

International breaks continue to be the scourge of the Premier League fixture list but such is the wealth of talent at Mark Hughes’ disposal these days, Stoke fans were at least treated to several of their players featuring in games for their respective countries.

Arguably the most encouraging highlights from those games were Marko Arnautovic continuing his impressive run of form in front of goal for Austria, and the lesser-spotted Xherdan Shaqiri coming out of hiding to star for Switzerland….

U.S. Hot List: Clint Dempsey returns to action, Aron Johannsson struggling

ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno breaks down the best in MLS with his weekly awards.

Max Bretos and Herculez Gomez discuss all the events from MLS opening weekend and are joined by Carlos Bocanegra.

MLS is back, and so is the U.S. men’s national team Hot List.

With Bruce Arena expected to name his 23-25-man roster for this month’s pivotal World Cup qualifiers against in the middle of next week, the U.S. coach will have just one more round of games (in Europe, Mexico and in the domestic league) to decide which players he will call up and put on the field in the matches against Honduras and Panama.

So which Americans are helping their case the most based on their recent club performances?…

U.S.’s Bruce Arena will be cautious with Dempsey, Howard, Cameron

Former U.S. player Herculez Gomez reacts to Bruce Arena’s comments regarding selecting players both domestic and abroad.
MILLBRAE, Calif. — United States manager Bruce Arena said he will take a cautious approach when it comes to calling in players like Seattle Sounders forward Clint Dempsey, Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Tim Howard, and Stoke City defender Geoff Cameron.
Speaking with reporters ahead of Tuesday’s announcement of the groups for this summer’s Gold Cup, Arena indicated that he was looking at all of his options ahead of World Cup qualifiers against Honduras on March 24, and Panama four days later.
“I think…

Hughes, Stoke need to be positive and take the game to reeling Boro

Mark Hughes’ squad selection and inability to lead Stoke to a top-half win have him under fire at Stoke.
Almost a week has passed since Stoke’s shameful 4-0 reverse against Tottenham Hotspur but time to contemplate the implications of their latest mauling has done little to quell the fans’ increasing frustration.
For some, it was another nail in the coffin they had long since constructed in their minds for manager Mark Hughes’ tenure but for many others Sunday served as somewhat of an epiphany amid an extended period of underachievement under the Welshman.
Of course, to lose so heavily to a team as…

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