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AS Monaco continued its impressive run of form on Sunday with Folarin Balogun ending his scoring drought for the club.

Balogun netted his first goal since March as Monaco defeated visiting Le Havre 3-1 in Ligue 1 play. The U.S. men’s national team forward started and played 90 minutes, helping close out a third-straight victory for the club across all competitions.

Jordan Teze and Daler Kuzyaev traded goals in the first half before Monaco snatched a 2-1 lead after the hour mark. Eliesse Ben Seghir’s long-range finish propelled Adolf Hutter’s squad in front before Balogun iced the result with a confident right-footed strike.

The 23-year-old Balogun contributed nine goals for Monaco in his first season with the club and now is off the mark in the 2024-25 campaign. AS Monaco will aim to extend its unbeaten run to seven matches when Montpellier comes to town on September 28.

In Scotland, Auston Trusty made his first start for Celtic.

In England, Brenden Aaronson assisted once for Leeds United. Antonee Robinson and Fulham defeated Newcastle United.

In Italy, Christian Pulisic scored in a Milan Derby win. Weston McKennie started in Juventus’ Serie A draw with Napoli.

In Germany, Joe Scally and Borussia Moenchengladbach fell at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Elsewhere, Malik Tillman scored once for PSV. George Bello and LASK picked up three points at home. Alex Zendejas continued his return for Club America. Cameron Carter-Vickers did not feature for Celtic. Paxten Aaronson made a late cameo in FC Utrecht’s win.

Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:

England

English Premier League

Antonee Robinson started and played 90 minutes in Fulham’s 3-1 win over Newcastle United on Saturday.

Chris Richards started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace’s 0-0 draw with Manchester United on Saturday.

Matt Turner dressed but did not play for Crystal Palace.

Tyler Adams is OUT (Injury) for Bournemouth.

EFL Championship

Haji Wright started and played 45 minutes in Coventry City’s 2-1 loss to Swansea City on Saturday.

Josh Sargent started and played 90 minutes in Norwich City’s 4-1 win over Watford on Saturday.

Brenden Aaronson started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in Leeds United’s 2-0 win over Cardiff City on Saturday.

Ethan Horvath dressed but did not play for Cardiff City.

Luca Koleosho started and played 90 minutes in Burnley’s 2-1 win over Portsmouth on Saturday.

Aidan Morris started and played 90 minutes in Middlesbrough’s 1-0 loss to Sunderland on Saturday.

Duane Holmes came off the bench and played 27 minutes in Preston North End’s 0-0 draw with Blackburn Rovers on Sunday.

Daryl Dike did not dress in West Bromwich Albion’s 1-0 win over Plymouth Argyle on Saturday.

Lynden Gooch is OUT (Injury) for Stoke City.

League One

Gabriel Slonina started, made TWO SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Barnsley’s 2-1 win over Burton Albion on Saturday.

Donovan Pines is OUT (Concussion) for Barnsley.

WSL

Emily Fox started and played 90 minutes in Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Manchester City on Sunday.

Catarina Macario dressed but did not play in Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Aston Villa on Friday.

Mia Fishel is OUT (Injury) for Chelsea.

Germany

Bundesliga

Joe Scally started and played 90 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 2-0 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.

Timmy Chandler did not dress for Eintracht Frankfurt.

Lennard Maloney started and played 71 minutes in FC Heidenheim’s 3-0 loss to Freiburg on Saturday.

Jordan Pefok started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 45 minutes in Union Berlin’s 2-1 win over Hoffenheim on Saturday.

Kevin Paredes did not dress in Wolfsburg’s 4-3 loss to Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday.

2. Bundesliga

Julian Green started and played 90 minutes in Greuther Furth’s 2-0 loss to Eintracht Braunschweig on Saturday.

Johan Gomez came off the bench and played 12 minutes for Eintracht Braunschweig.

John Brooks did not dress (Ankle Injury) in Hertha Berlin’s 2-0 win over Nuremberg on Saturday.

3. Liga

Terrence Boyd came off the bench, scored ONE GOAL, and played 45 minutes in Waldhof Mannheim’s 3-2 win over Osnabruck on Saturday.

Spain

La Liga

Luca De La Torre did not dress in Celta Vigo’s 3-1 loss to Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.

Johnny Cardoso did not dress for Real Betis.

Italy

Serie A

Christian Pulisic started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in AC Milan’s 2-1 win over Inter Milan on Sunday.

Yunus Musah dressed but did not play for AC Milan.

Gianluca Busio started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 89 minutes in Venezia’s 2-0 win over Genoa on Saturday.

Weston McKennie started and played 80 minutes in Juventus 0-0 draw with Napoli on Saturday.

Tim Weah came off the bench and played 45 minutes for Juventus.

Serie B

Andrija Novakovich started and played 57 minutes in Bari’s 3-0 win over Frosinone on Sunday.

Kristoffer Lund did not dress in Palermo’s 0-0 draw with Cesena on Saturday.

France

Ligue 1

Folarin Balogun started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in AS Monaco’s 3-1 win over Le Havre on Sunday.

Emmanuel Sabbi came off the bench and played 11 minutes for Le Havre.

Tanner Tessmann dressed but did not play in Lyon’s 2-1 loss to Marseille on Sunday.

Kobi Henry dressed but did not play in Stade Reims 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday.

Caleb Wiley did not dress in Strasbourg’s 3-3 draw with Lille on Saturday.

Mark McKenzie did not dress in Toulouse’s 2-0 loss to Stade Brest on Sunday.

Division 1 Feminine

Korbin Albert started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Paris Saint-Germain’s 3-1 win over Montpellier on Saturday.

Eva Gaetino started and played 80 minutes for PSG.

Lindsey Horan started, scored TWO GOALS (ONE PENALTY KICK GOAL), and played 87 minutes in Lyon’s 6-2 win over Fleury on Friday.

Netherlands

Eredivisie

Malik Tillman started, scored TWO GOALS, and played 90 minutes in PSV’s 3-1 win over Fortuna Sittard on Sunday.

Ricardo Pepi came off the bench and played 10 minutes for PSV.

Richie Ledezma did not dress for PSV.

Paxten Aaronson came off the bench and played one minute in FC Utrecht’s 3-2 win over Willem II on Saturday.

Taylor Booth dressed but did not play.

Anthony Fontana did not dress in PEC Zwolle ‘s 2-1 loss to AZ Alkmaar on Friday.

Eerste Divisie

Zach Booth did not dress in Excelsior’s 2-2 draw with FC Dordrecht on Friday.

Belgium

Pro League

Bryan Reynolds started and played 80 minutes in Westerlo’s 2-1 loss to Royal Antwerp on Saturday.

Griffin Yow did not dress (Knee Injury) for Westerlo.

Julian Placias did not dress for Westerlo.

Marlon Fossey started and played 74 minutes in Standard Liege’s 0-0 draw with Union St. Gilloise on Friday.

Austria

Bundesliga

George Bello started and played 90 minutes in LASK’s 4-2 win over Grazer AK on Saturday.

Scotland

League Cup Quarterfinals

Auston Trusty started and played 90 minutes in Celtic’s 5-2 win over Falkirk on Sunday.

Cameron Carter-Vickers did not dress for Celtic.

Dante Polvara is OUT (Injury) for Aberdeen.

Switzerland

Super League

Konrad De La Fuente came off the bench and played 15 minutes in Lausanne’s 3-1 win over Yverdon on Sunday.

Norway

Eliteserien

Christian Cappis started and played 65 minutes in Viking’s 3-2 loss to Fredrikstad on Sunday.

Sam Rogers did not dress in Lillestrom’s 5-0 loss to HamKam on Saturday.

Croatia

1. HNL

Rokas Pukstas did not dress in Hajduk Split’s 4-1 win over HNK Gorica on Saturday.

Denmark

Superliagen

Jonathan Amon started and played 45 minutes in Lyngby’s 0-0 draw with AGF Aarhus on Sunday.

Justin Che did not dress in Brondby’s 3-3 draw with Silkeborg on Sunday.

Greece

Super League

Jonathan Gomez did not dress in PAOK Salonika’s 4-1 win over Volos on Saturday.

Erik Palmer-Brown did not dress in Panathinaikos 3-1 win over Panserraikos on Sunday.

Mexico

Liga MX

Alex Zendejas started and played 69 minutes in Club America’s 1-1 draw with Necaxa on Saturday.

Brandon Vazquez started and played 54 minutes in Monterrey’s 0-0 draw with Mazatlan on Saturday.

Frankie Amaya came off the bench and played 23 minutes in Toluca’s 2-0 loss to Santos Laguna on Sunday.

Alex Mendez did not dress in FC Juarez’s 1-0 loss to Tigres UNAL on Sunday.

Cade Cowell is OUT (Injury) for Chivas.

Comments

    • De La Torre was listed as injured again by Fotmob and transfermkt ankle. Cardoso was listed as injured by Fotmob physical discomfort.

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  2. Pochettinno’s challenge with the USMNT will be in identifying a strong defence.

    Headlines are made by forwards and midfiielders scoring goals and making assists. So we all notice the likes of Pulisic, Tillman, Hagi, Balogen, Weah, McKennie, Reyna, Pepi, Sargent, Aaronson, etc. so casting a wider net is maybe not so important.

    How do you compare defenders, especially when it takes multiple games playing against top competition to see which are really up to it? We do notice some wingbacks like Dest and Robinson for their attacking or the occassional CB for scoring off set pieces, but we hear less of their defending. Ream got a lot of attention, mostly because he is remarkable for his age, other than that Trusty, CCV and Richards get occasional notice, but rarely are the potential backs held to task for their blunders, Similarly for keepers who can get noticed for a good mult-save game, but their blunders are either not reported or are “forgiven”.

    I think USMNT’s success or lack of it will come more from identifying a back line, whether is is a 3 or 4 man line, and the defensive mids.

    In international soccer you simply cannot afford defensive mistakes. Once an opponent goes up a couple goals they will likely setup to defend deep which is hard to penetrate and makes for counters against defenders who are now forced to take more risks.

    Relying on outscoring the opposition when you have a mistake-prone defense is simply a recipe for disaster.

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    • Dennis- Anrie Chase: He’s become a regular with Stuttgart. Japan cap tied Suzuki pretty early and are likely keen to do the same with Chase. Pochettino’s reputation certainly could be an advantage and Chase never played in J League sighting the hierarchical culture of the league. Maybe those comments were taken out of context or perhaps he isn’t always comfortable with Japanese societal norms having lived in the US for much of his childhood.

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    • “Ream got a lot of attention, mostly because he is remarkable for his age, other than that Trusty, CCV and Richards get occasional notice, but rarely are the potential backs held to task for their blunders, ”

      That’s not true. Ream is the only US center back who can consistently move the ball out of the back. He’s also the best reader of the game. That’s why he has been the boss of that defense the last few years. I doubt you can name another USMNT center back that doesn’t treat the ball on the ground like it is made of plutonium.
      Most of SBI dislike him because he’s old, savvy and slow.
      What’s the key to good defense? As you say, not making mistakes.
      Which means that sometimes, old, savvy and slow is preferable to young, stupid and fast.

      “Similarly for keepers who can get noticed for a good mult-save game, but their blunders are either not reported or are “forgiven”.

      There is this misconception that the most important quality of a keeper is their shot stopping ability.
      This is a myth.
      Matt, Zack and Ethan have pulled off some outrageous saves. But all three have also committed some horrendous blunders. In American terms it is very easy to undo your TD production with one badly timed interception. Turner became the #1 because he consistently had the least mistakes. Lately, as his confidence has evaporated so has his entire game. The most important thing a keeper can do is provide the team with a consistently high level of mistake free performance( shot stopping, commanding the box, organizing the defense, providing at least acceptable distribution, etc.) because more than anything else, it is mistakes that kill defenses

      “I think USMNT’s success or lack of it will come more from identifying a back line, whether is is a 3 or 4 man line, and the defensive mids.

      In international soccer you simply cannot afford defensive mistakes. Once an opponent goes up a couple goals they will likely setup to defend deep which is hard to penetrate and makes for counters against defenders who are now forced to take more risks.

      Relying on outscoring the opposition when you have a mistake-prone defense is simply a recipe for disaster.”

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    • Still a lot of congestion for Cole with first team at Dortmund behind Bynoe-Gittans, Adeyemi, Duranville, along with Sabitzer, Reyna, Malen also being able to play as wide attackers. Probably safe to say he’s too good to be released for U20 WC though.

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      • V: I mean why not did Weah score against Allemania Aachen this weekend. Obviously, Cole is better because he did. (Clearly joking) He is pretty good though, was easily our best player for U20s in friendlies last March.

      • JR

        If you remember around the time you first mentioned Campbell, I said it would be ironic if he kept Gio out of the BVB lineup.
        How weird it would be if the kid that IV takes full credit for discovering keeps his fave Gio out of the BVB lineup.

      • V: that would be interesting. So far BvB has been playing Campbell as a RW primarily. Gio seems to be favored as a 10, so probably not going to happen. Although they started Sabitzer as a RW last week so maybe Gio could play RW if they are looking for craft not wide pace.
        – I did actually say I’d have given Campbell a shot last window because it was going to be such a mess anyway and Weah and Paredes injured.

      • JR,

        I don’t have a problem with capping Campbell right now. He can be the new Eddie Gaven.

        I also don’t have a problem letting him alone to develop at BVB, a place, that is known for doing a great job with young attackers. If Campbell proves to be more precocious than we’ve seen, then he will FORCE his way into the picture. That’s how it should be.

        In the meantime, there are more than a few attackers who now have a chance to show that all they needed was a fresh start.

    • Bizzy, were you watching was it Sabbi’s pace or Monaco just letting off the gas with a 2g lead. In your video announcers said they changed formation at that point too, Sabbi coming on for a CB. Legitimate question not trolling.

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      • They 100% changed the tempo and pace of the. His pace, passing……he looked dynamic (but so were the other West African midfielders)

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