With John Brooks ruled out for three months, Brian McBride explains what the U.S. will miss in their upcoming qualifiers.
United States international John Brooks has been ruled out for three months with a thigh injury by his club Wolfsburg.
Brooks was forced off before half-time with the injury during Wolfburg’s 1-0 DFB Pokal first-round win over Eintracht Norderstedt at the weekend.
Kicker reported on Monday that the defender faced a challenge to return in time for Wolfsburg’s Bundesliga opener against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
But the Bundesliga club have since confirmed that the injury was worse than first…
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World Cup qualifying resumes in just over two weeks, so there are not many chances left to impress United States head coach Bruce Arena ahead of the critical clash against Costa Rica on Sept. 1.
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Clint Dempsey, FW, Seattle Sounders (MLS)
Why he’s here: Dempsey’s goal in Seattle’s 1-0 win over Sporting Kansas City was his sixth in five games with the Sounders, giving him 50 goals with the team.
What this means: After being used as a super sub during the Gold Cup, Arena has to decide…
The ESPN FC panel delve into John Brooks’ record transfer from Hertha Berlin to VfL Wolfsburg.
United States international John Brooks was taken off with a thigh problem just 37 minutes into his competitive debut for Wolfsburg.
Wolfsburg, the 2015 DFB Pokal winners, secured their passage to the second round of the competition on Sunday with a 1-0 win at Eintracht Norderstedt thanks to Ignacio Camacho’s second-half strike.
At that point, Wolfsburg were already without Brooks, who was forced to leave the pitch with an injury eight minutes from the half-time whistle.
“We will see how bad it…
The ESPN FC panel delve into John Brooks’ record transfer from Hertha Berlin to VfL Wolfsburg.
Wolfsburg’s United States international defender John Brooks has said he has not given up on a future Premier League move.
Brooks, 24, joined Wolfsburg from hometown club Hertha Berlin earlier this summer, setting a new record fee for an American player in a reported €20 million ($22.4m) deal.
He has been linked with a Premier League switch in recent years, and last year Watford saw a €10m bid turned down by Hertha.
Brooks told Sport Bild: “Quite a few people were surprised…
The ESPN FC panel delve into John Brooks’ record transfer from Hertha Berlin to VfL Wolfsburg.
United States defender John Brooks has said he wants to take “the next step” after joining Wolfsburg from Hertha Berlin.
Brooks, 24, left his hometown club despite the prospect of Europa League football next season, with Wolfsburg spending a reported €20 million ($22.4m) on him — a record fee for an American player.
Brooks told kicker he felt he had come to the right place and said the club’s “perspective and ambition” were the reasons behind his move.
“Everything fitted. I had great talks…
The ESPN FC panel delve into John Brooks’ record transfer from Hertha Berlin to VfL Wolfsburg.
Shaka Hislop thinks Trinidad & Tobago can earn a draw in World Cup qualifying against a U.S. side he finds underwhelming.
COMMERCE CITY, Colorado — U.S. national team manager Bruce Arena says that defender John Brooks has a bruised right quad, and that he doesn’t know if the player will recover in time for Thursday’s World Cup qualifier against Trinidad & Tobago.
Brooks, 24, was injured early in the second half of last Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Venezuela, grabbing his right thigh as he fell to the floor. He was substituted shortly thereafter.
The U.S. defender spent Sunday getting treatment and had recovered sufficiently…
The ESPN FC panel delve into John Brooks’ reported record transfer from Hertha Berlin to VfL Wolfsburg.
Kasey Keller breaks down what he thinks the United States’ lineup should be in their upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
Wolfsburg have completed the signing of U.S. international defender John Brooks from Hertha Berlin for a reported €20 million ($22.4m) — a record fee for an American player.
Berlin-born Brooks, who had been under contract at Hertha until 2019, has signed a five-year deal.
The reported transfer fee doubles the previous highest reported transfer fee for an American player, the €10m AZ Alkmaar received for Jozy Altidore from Sunderland in 2013.
“It wasn’t an easy decision to leave my hometown,…
John Brooks came through the ranks at Hertha Berlin.
John Brooks is set to leave Hertha Berlin and join Wolfsburg for around €17 million ($18.9m) — the highest fee ever paid for a United States international — according to reports in …
Herculez Gomez and Mark Donaldson delve into why American players find homes in the Bundesliga more so than other leagues in Europe.
United States national team head coach Bruce Arena will soon announce his squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers. Here’s a list of who did and did not impress the big boss in the past week.
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Geoff Cameron, DF, Stoke City (Premier League)
Why he’s here: Cameron had a very strong finish to the Premier League season. On May 6 he was involved in Stoke’s two goals in a 2-2 draw versus Bournemouth, and this past Saturday he provided the assist on Peter Crouch’s goal in the Potters’…
Herculez Gomez and Mark Donaldson delve into why American players find homes in the Bundesliga more so than other leagues in Europe.