Ryan Guy Goal & Yank Abroad Articles

Ryan Guy with St. Pats
*Here is his goal in a 1-0 win over Cobh Ramblers.


Not too much else going on today, but wanted to provide you guys with some articles.

*Article about Brede Hangeland from Fulham who was actually born in Texas.


*Q&A with Kasey Keller.

*Keller possibly moving to Seattle Sounders?

*Article from soccernet about the tough Olympic group for the US.

*Not sure if anyone is interested but here is a referee podcast from US Soccer.

Here is a video from ESPN. Freddy Adu actually shows up in it.

This has nothing to do with Yanks Abroad, but thought some might enjoy it.

Those interested in watching the Champions League game between Man U and Barcelona, you can watch it online here.

Onyewu wins the Belgian title with Standard Liege

*Yanks Down South review of all the Americans in Mexico.

*A little late, but here are some quotes about the Olympic draw which is a tough one.

I know that I posted highlights from yesterday regarding Gooch's title win with Standard Liege, but I wanted to provide more videos, pics, and articles about it since it is a big deal. I believe that it puts him in the Champions League group stages. Congrats to Gooch!Extended highlights of the match

Celebration including an interview with Gooch (not in English)

*US Soccer blog about the victory.

*Article from Fox Sports about the game.

*Great pictures of the game and the celebration.

*Article from the Guardian about the title.

*Article from Yanks Abroad.

Video of Pearce & Other updates

*Eddie Johnson scored with the Fulham reserves in a 2-0 over the Villa reserves. The article discusses the game in pretty good detail.


*McBride gives a message to the Fulham fans to keep the faith.


*Jemal Johnson entered in the 59th minute in a 0-0 draw with Hereford.


*Arguez made the bench in Hertha Berlin's 0-0 draw with Hamburg.


*The-Yank-Who-Should-Be-Abroad did an interview with FIFA about World Cup Qualifying.


*Davies contributed to the goal in a 1-1 draw with AIK. American Soccer Daily has the review. I will try and get highlights up once they become available.


Pearce with Hansa Rostock
*He got an assist in 2-1 loss to Werder Bremen.

Yanks Down South, Rongen Podcast & Other Updates

*Looks like Freddy Adu is changing agents. Could this mean a move out of Benfica?

*Thomas Rongen talks about the U-20s in Portugal via this podcast through US Soccer.

*Luis Bueno has the update on all of our Yanks Down South.

Torres with Pachuca
*He set up the first goal in a 1-1 draw with Monterrey.
*Nowak was scouting him at RFK. Hopefully he can get him to join the good guys.

Freddy Adu Video and other updates

*Article about YA who are on teams that are probably going to be relegated.

*US are up to 21 in the FIFA Rankings.


Freddy Adu Video

YA Videos - 4/8: Davies, Spector, Guy, Johnson & U-17s

*Article about Heath Pearce and Hansa Rostock and their possible relegation.

*US moves up to 18 in World Football Elo Rankings.

*U-20 roster has been announced for a tournament in Portugal.

U-17s vs. Chicago Fire
*The US U-17s won 5-0 over Chicago Fire's U-17/18.
*Click the picture to take you to highlights. The video is on the right side of the page.Jemal Johnson with MK Dons
*He entered the game in the 55th minute and scored the game winner in a 2-1 victory over Lincoln City.
*This is my first highlight of Johnson so here is a little info on him.
*His goal comes about 2 minutes into the clip.


Ryan Guy with St. Pats
*He played the second half in a 2-0 loss to Derry.



Spector with West Ham
*He went the full 90 in a 1-0 loss to Pompey.


Davies with Hammarby
*He notched a goal and assist in this game. I just found the highlights though I posted about the game yesterday.
*Click the picture for highlights.

YA Videos - Guy & Some YA articles

*Spector and West Ham will play in a friendly against the MLS All-Stars July 24 in Toronto.


*A great article about The-Yank-Who-Should-Be-Abroad's critics particularly about going to Europe. Definitely worth a read for Donovan lovers and haters.

*US vs. England at Wembley tickets have gone on sale for the USA section. I wish I had the money because I would be sure to be there.



Ryan Guy with St. Pats
*These are from an old game, but the highlights are new.
*He came on in the 82nd minute in a 3-0 win over Bray Wanderers.

US v. Poland videos

Thanks for those that left comments while I was gone. I'm sure most of you saw the important goals from this past weekend. I will put up a couple of videos from the US v. Poland friendly.

Videos from US vs. Poland



Here is a link to a behind the scenes video.

Nguyen & US Soccer Videos and Updates

*Lee Nguyen played 70 minutes in a 0-0 draw with AGF. Here are some pictures of Lee in the match.

*I'm sure you have heard by now, but US will play England at Wembley on May 28th. It is another great opponent and invaluable experience for the US squad away from home. I couldn't be happier with US soccer for planing this.

*Ives looks at the US goal scoring on the road. Not really inspiring, but hopefully that will change.

*Here is a link to Studio 90 from today. It includes a preview of the U-23 match as well as an interview with Maurice Edu.

U-23 Olympic Qualifying 3/20 9pm EST - Watch Online

I provided several previews of the game in a couple of posts below so I won't provide anymore. The U-23s play the Canadians tomorrow 3/20 at 9pm EST. You can watch the game on FSC or ESPN Deportes. For those who don't have either of those channels or would rather watch online, I have provided links for that. Go USA!


ESPN 360: USA vs. Canada - U23 Olympic Qualifying

Channel Surfing: USA vs. Canada - U23 Olympic Qualifying

U-23 Olympic Qualifying Videos, Podcast, and Articles

*Studio 90 News with a video interview with Jonathan Spector.

*Quotes from players and coaches leading up to the Semifinal game on Thursday.

*Article from Soccernet about the game against Canada.

*Podcast interview from US Soccer with Jonathan Spector.

*U-23s play Canada on Thursday. The game is on FSC, but I will provide a link if I can find one to watch the game online.This video was the best I could find in terms of highlights from the game against Honduras. If you have better highlights, please leave a link in the comments.

U-23 Olympic Qualifying against Honduras

*Click here for video of the post game of the U-23 game against Honduras.

*Here is the match report from the game.

Sadly, I can't find highlights of the game yet the streaker from the game was up within minutes.

U-23 Highlights and Post Game Interviews

U-23 Highlights against Panama

USA holds off Panama

*Post Game interview video from US Soccer of the U-23s.

Yanks Videos - 3/13: Ryan Guy & Watch U-23s Live Online

*Watch the U-23s play Panama live online here. Sorry for the late link.

*Updates for Studio 90 include highlights from U-23s practice and an interview with Dax McCarthy.

*Altidore writes an article discussing the U-23s last game against Cuba.

*Highlights from the U-23 Game against Cuba.

Highlights: US - Cuba

Ryan Guy with St. Pats
*This is from a game played 3/7, but the highlights just became available.
*Guy scored 2 goals in a 3-1 win over Sligo Rovers.

Yanks Videos - 3/12: Howard, Lewis, U-23s, & YA Articles

Here is a link to the post game press conference video from the U-23s disappointing tie with Cuba.



*Here is a Q&A from Fulham's website with Clint Dempsey.



*Here is a Q&A from soccer365 with Spector.


Howard with Everton
*Everton won 2-0 but lost in penalties to Fiorentina in UEFA Cup action.


Lewis with Derby
*He played 58 minutes in a 6-1 loss to Chelsea.

All of the US Goals of the Yank-Who-Should-Be-Abroad & Other Videos

Congrats to Landon since he is now the official US Nats top goal scorer. Click the picture to see each goal.
Click here to find a brief description of each goal.

Here is my video which I took of Donovan's goal which broke the record.

Videos of Klesjtan, Edu, and Altidore interview before the qualifying game.

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US Soccer videos and a couple more US Soccer related articles

*Here is an article about Marcus Hahnemann from yahoo.



*This is a two part interview with Bruce Arena. Interesting read: Part I & Part II


*Here are some videos from the U-23s. Enjoy!
Altidore and Edu
Great Free Kicks
Highlights from U-23s vs. Creighton


The Yank-Who-Should-Be-Abroad (aka Donovan) interview

US Soccer Development Academy, Simek injury update, and Guy pre-season video

*Simek is on the road to recovery with Sheffield Wednesday and should be returning for full matches soon.


*Watch highlights of several games from the US Development Academy.

*Here is an interview with Josh Lambo. He is not a Yank Abroad, but he is with US Soccer so figured some would want to see it.

*Glenn Davis wrote an article about Yanks going abroad to the smaller leagues. No earth-shattering news, but worth a read. MLS is going to have to raise that salary cap to keep players in the league.

Ryan Guy with St. Pats
*He went the full 90 in another pre-season game.
*St. Pats will play Dynamo Kiev tomorrow which will be a great experience for the young American.

US Soccer Development Academy & Other Reports

*Adu twinged his lower back yesterday but was already back at practice today.

*Jared Jeffrey (U-17 midfielder) signed with Club Brugge in the Belgian league.

These aren't exactly Yanks Abroad videos, but this should tie you over for the time being. These are videos from US Soccer's Development Academy.

Watch the latest videos on YouTube.com

*Pickens is the only Yank Abroad who is playing today (assuming he gets in), so I will post later if he gets in for QPR.

Highlights From the Game

Here are highlights from US v. Mexico:


To see official, better quality highlights from ESPN, click here.