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The USL (second tier, USA) regular season ended at the weekend so let's have a look back at the English involvement this season and also look forward to the playoffs which start this weekend. Here's my team of the season made up of Englsh players in the USL. Goalkeeper - N/A Defender - Jack Metcalf, …
Friday 10 August There were two English scorers in the qualifying round of the Women's Champions League. Unlike the men's competition, the qualifying round in the women's tournament is a group stage made up of ten groups of four. Former Everton player Caitlin Hayes scored a brace for Cypriot side Barcelona FA as they defeated Olimpija …
Continue reading "Lancaster, Moore & Elliott: Weekend review 10th – 12th August"
Saturday 28th June Gary Noel made his debut for his new side SC Weiche but despite the presence of the English goal machine, Weiche lost 2-1 away to Jeddeloh. Noel is now in his third season of football in the German fourth tier, having scored 14 in each of his seasons so far. Former Plymouth …
Continue reading "Hopcutt, Rooney & Ward: Weekend review 28th & 29th July"
Saturday 21st July Let's start, as we so often do, in Sweden where Östersunds continue to go from strength to strength despite the departure of Graham Potter last month. They defeated Trelleborg 4-1 to go to fifth in the table and continue Ian Burchnall's unbeaten start as the new manager of ÖFK. Both Curtis Edwards and Jamie Hopcutt …
Saturday 30th June It was a busy day in Sweden with three players getting on the scoresheet but only two of the strikes were at the right end. In the second tier, former Chelsea defender Kevin Wright scored an absolute cracker from outside the box as his side Degerfors beat Frej 3-1. The goal was …
Continue reading "Wright, Binns & Lancaster: Weekend review 30th June & 1st July"
Friday 18th May Elliott Moore played his final game in Belgium for OH Leuven as his loan spell from Leicester City came to and. Unfortunately for the England U20 international, his last match ended in a 5-0 defeat with all five goals coming in the first half. The 21-year-old made 35 starts during his loan …
Continue reading "Wright-Phillips, Spence & Williams: Weekend review 18th – 20th May"
When starting to write this article, I initially set about to mention every single Englishman who was set to be involved in one of the 24 US Open Cup second round matches this Wednesday night/Thursday morning but a quick look has shown me that there are simply too many and not enough information for me …
Friday 27th April It was a relatively quiet Friday for Englishmen abroad but it is no doubt who the star man was. Tom Hateley, son of former England international Mark, is now in his second spell playing in Poland and he put in a man of the match performance for his side Piast Gliwice on Friday. …
Friday 20th April The second tier in Holland was busy again for English involvement on Friday night with four players making an appearance. The pick of the bunch was Dan Crowley as he kept up his recent impressive form for Cambuur with an assist in a 4-1 win over Helmond Sport. There were also wins …
Continue reading "Sancho, Derbyshire and Cole: Weekend review 20th-22nd April"
The main talking points from last month... New beginnings March saw several leagues across the globe begin their 2016 seasons. Two of those leagues were MLS and J1 League in America and Japan respectively. Firstly, Jay Bothroyd has made a dream start in Japan's top tier. After finishing as the J2 top scorer last season, the …
