WEEKLY WRAP: 9.18 thru 9 24.2017: 25 Goals and Still an Empty Feeling

So we had 25 goals this week, but I still feel it was not a good week...go figure. Maybe because the goals for the most part were scored in the lower leagues, and the people that you hope would score either didn't or more likely didn't play (injury or just dropped) So lets look at the outstanding performances...Andrija Novakovich continues to shine in the Netherlands, as does Christian Pulisic in Germany. Jordan Siebatcheu played twice and scored...

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US Players Involved in Promotion/Relegation Race in Iceland's Top 4 Tiers

Iceland, where many young American's used to get their first taste of European Football, has lost some of its shine for US players, where we only have a handful across the top  4 leagues. (This has been the case since the growth of USL) The seasons are pretty much done and the promotions/relegation's are set. I have used the full Icelandic names for the teams in this piece. With just 2 matches left for the top tier - Úrvalsdeild - aka Pepsideild,...

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US Players Involved in the Promotion/Relegation Race in Finland's Top 3 Tiers

So lets look at how Finland is shaping up for US Players in respect to Promotion/Relegation Starting in Veikkausliiga (Top Tier) We only have one team with an American - Brian Span at Mariehamn. With 6 matches left - Mariehamn sit in 6th with 40 points. Lahti sit in 3rd the final Europa League spot on 42 points - so with 6 matches left it is certainly possible that Mariehamn can catch them. Their current record (last 5) is 3 wins, 1 draw 1 loss...

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WEEKLY WRAP: 9.11 thru 9.17.2017: Lot's of Goals - But not by Many You Know!

So, another busy week with a ton of matches all over the world...and yes to go with that we have goals (22), assists (4) and clean sheets (5). Yeah, but hold on a minute, who are these guys scoring all these goals? Well the young and unsung are putting out their skills for you. Here...2 goal games by Timothy Tillman, Gboly Ariyibi, Gregory Conrad & Ryan Malone, exceptional performances by Andrija Novakovich 2matches, 2 goals 1 assist (and a...

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