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By FRANCO PANIZO
DaMarcus Beasley signed with Puebla earlier this summer in the hopes of reviving his club career, and that challenge begins for him this weekend.
Puebla opens its Apertura campaign on Saturday against Atlas, and Beasley will hope to make his first start for the club. Beasley, who only made four league appearances for Hannover 96 last season, is likely to at least make the bench after seeing a substantial amount of minutes in preseason.
The Scottish Premier League also kicks off this weekend, and so does Maurice Edu and Rangers' quest for a fourth consecutive league title. Edu and Rangers face off versus Heart of Midlothian in a home match on Saturday.
Wondering what other intriguing matches are on tap this weekend? Look no further than Estudiantes Tecos' season opener against Toluca, a game which could mark Herculez Gomez's Estudiantes debut.
Here is who the Americans Abroad play this weekend:
FRIDAY
Edson Buddle and FC Ingolstadt 04 play FC Erzgebirge Aue.
Herculez Gomez and Estudiantes Tecos play Toluca.
Josh Gatt, Sean Cunningham and Molde FK play Start.
SATURDAY
Maurice Edu and Rangers play Heart of Midlothian.
Jermaine Jones and Schalke 04 play Borussia Dortmund in the German Super Cup.
Bobby Wood and TSV 1860 Munich play Luis Robles and Karlsruher SC.
Eugene Starikov and FC Tom Tomsk play Kuban Krasnodar.
Clarence Goodson and Brondby IF play Silkeborg IF.
Jose Torres and Pachuca play Santos.
Jonathan Bornstein and Tigres UANL play Cruz Azul.
DaMarcus Beasley and Puebla play Atlas.
Sonny Guadarrama and Atlante play Chivas de Guadalajara.
SUNDAY
Dominic Cervi and Celtic play Hibernian.
Michael Parkhurst and FC Nordsjaelland play AC Horsens.
Chris Rolfe, Marcus Tracy and Aalborg BK play AGF Aarhus.
Alejandro Bedoya and Orebro SK play IFK Norrkoping.
Michael Orozco and San Luis play Pumas UNAM.
Edgar Castillo and America play Queretaro.
Mix Diskerud and Stabaek IF play Aalesund.
MONDAY
Ricardo Clark and Eintracht Frankfurt play St Pauli.
Gale Agbossoumonde and Djurgadens IF play Elfsborg.
Ryan Miller and Halmstads BK play IFK.
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Which matches are you most looking forward to? Do you see Beasley starting this weekend? What type of season are Rangers and Edu in store for?
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