{"id":879871,"date":"2025-12-23T00:16:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T06:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/americans-abroad-weekend-rewind-mckennie-pepi-and-more\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T00:16:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T06:16:57","slug":"americans-abroad-weekend-rewind-mckennie-pepi-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/americans-abroad-weekend-rewind-mckennie-pepi-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans Abroad Weekend Rewind: McKennie, Pepi, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Soccer <\/p>\n

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Weston McKennie\u2019s name is starting to become a regular on the Juventus stat-sheet. <\/p>\n

McKennie assisted once on Saturday in the Bianconeri\u2019s 2-1 Serie A victory over AS Roma. The U.S. men\u2019s national team midfielder played the full 90 minutes as Luciano Spalletti\u2019s squad made it three victories in a row in all competitions. <\/p>\n

Juventus held a 1-0 advantage at halftime and McKennie helped the hosts extend their lead in the 70th minute with an unselfish pass. McKennie set up Lois Openda for a composed finish, giving him his third goal contribution in his last four appearances. <\/p>\n

The 27-year-old has now gone the distance in 10-consecutive matches across all competitions. McKennie\u2019s appearance total has increased to 25 this campaign, continuing a busy stretch this fall for the veteran midfielder. <\/p>\n

Juventus sits fifth in the league table, four points back of league-leading Inter Milan, ahead of a December 27th trip to Pisa.<\/p>\n

In England, Brenden Aaronson<\/strong> helped Leeds United defeat Crystal Palace. Chris Richards<\/strong> also featured in the loss. Haji Wright <\/strong>started in Coventry City\u2019s road draw with Southampton.<\/p>\n

In Germany, Malik Tillman <\/strong>went the distance in Bayer Leverkusen\u2019s road win over RB Leipzig. Joe<\/strong> Scally<\/strong> returned for Borussia Moenchengladbach, but Eugen Polanski\u2019s squad lost on the road at Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n

In Italy, Christian Pulisic<\/strong> and AC Milan suffered a semifinal loss to Napoli in the Supercoppa Italiana. Gianluca Busio <\/strong>helped Venezia earn three points in Serie B play.<\/p>\n

In France, Mark McKenzie <\/strong>and Toulouse advanced in the Coupe De France. Tim Weah <\/strong>and Folarin Balogun<\/strong> also advanced in the competition. <\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Auston Trusty<\/strong> helped Celtic to its first win under Wilfried Nancy. Bryan Reynolds <\/strong>and Westerlo claimed a home win in Belgian league play. Erik Palmer-Brown <\/strong>started in Panathinaikos\u2019 road loss. Sergino Dest <\/strong>and Ricardo Pepi<\/strong> teamed up in PSV\u2019s road win over FC Utrecht. Emily Fox<\/strong> and Phallon Tullis-Joyce<\/strong> both started in their respective clubs\u2019 League Cup victories. <\/p>\n

Here is a closer look at this weekend\u2019s Americans Abroad:<\/p>\n

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England<\/h3>\n
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Soccer Premier League <\/h2>\n

Brenden Aaronson<\/strong> started and played 77 minutes in Leeds United\u2019s 4-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday. <\/p>\n

Chris Richards<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes for Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n

Antonee Robinson <\/strong>started and played 90 minutes in Fulham\u2019s 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Monday.<\/p>\n

Tyler Adams<\/strong> did not dress (MCL Injury) in Bournemouth\u2019s 1-1 draw with Burnley on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Soccer Championship<\/h2>\n

Patrick Agyemang<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes in Derby County\u2019s 1-1 draw with Portsmouth on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Haji Wright<\/strong> started and played 82 minutes in Coventry City\u2019s 1-1 draw with Southampton on Saturday. <\/p>\n

Damion Downs<\/strong> did not dress for Southampton.<\/p>\n

George<\/strong> Campbell<\/strong> started and played 67 minutes in West Bromwich Albion\u2019s 1-0 loss to Hull City on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Daryl<\/strong> Dike<\/strong> dressed but did not play for West Brom.<\/p>\n

Aidan Morris <\/strong>did not dress (Leg Injury) in Middlesbrough\u2019s 2-0 loss to Bristol City on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Ethan Horvath<\/strong> dressed but did not play in Sheffield Wednesday\u2019s 3-1 loss to Ipswich Town on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Josh<\/strong> Sargent<\/strong> is OUT (Concussion) for Norwich City. <\/p>\n

Charlie Kelman<\/strong> is OUT (Injury) for Charlton Athletic.<\/p>\n

Caleb Wiley<\/strong> is OUT (Injury) for Watford.<\/p>\n

Soccer League One<\/h2>\n

Lynden Gooch<\/strong> started, scored ONE<\/strong> GOAL<\/strong>, registered TWO<\/strong> ASSISTS<\/strong>, and played 74 minutes in Huddersfield Town\u2019s 3-1 win over Rotherham United on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Dom Dwyer<\/strong> came off the bench and played six minutes in Mansfield Town\u2019s 2-1 loss to Stockport County on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Soccer League Two<\/h2>\n

Jonathan Tomkinson<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes in Cheltenham Town\u2019s 2-1 win over Barrow on Friday.<\/p>\n

Soccer National League<\/h2>\n

Aidan Dausch <\/strong>came off the bench and played five minutes in Forest Green Rovers\u2019 2-0 win over Yeovil Town on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Soccer Women\u2019s League Cup <\/h2>\n

Phallon Tullis-Joyce <\/strong>started, made TWO<\/strong> SAVES<\/strong>, and played 90 minutes in Manchester United\u2019s 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Emily Fox <\/strong>started and played 90 minutes in Arsenal\u2019s 2-0 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Catarina<\/strong> Macario<\/strong>, Naomi<\/strong> Girma<\/strong>, Alyssa Thompson<\/strong> dressed but did not play in Chelsea\u2019s 9-1 win over Liverpool on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Spain<\/h3>\n
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Soccer La Liga<\/h2>\n

Johnny Cardoso<\/strong> dressed but did not play in Atletico Madrid\u2019s 3-0 win over Girona on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Soccer La Liga 2<\/h2>\n

Konrad De La Fuente <\/strong>came off the bench and played 11 minutes in AD Ceuta\u2019s 3-1 win over Real Sociedad B on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Germany<\/h3>\n
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Soccer Bundesliga<\/h2>\n

Malik Tillman <\/strong>started and played 90 minutes in Bayer Leverkusen\u2019s 3-1 win over RB Leipzig on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Kristoffer Lund<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes in FC Koln\u2019s 1-0 loss to Union Berlin on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Noahkai Banks<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes in Augsburg\u2019s 0-0 draw with Werder Bremen on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Joe Scally <\/strong>started and played 90 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach\u2019s 2-0 loss to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. <\/p>\n

Gio Reyna <\/strong>started and played 65 minutes for Gladbach.<\/p>\n

Cole Campbell<\/strong> did not dress for Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n

James Sands <\/strong>started and played 90 minutes in St. Pauli\u2019s 0-0 draw with Mainz on Sunday. <\/p>\n

Lennard Maloney<\/strong> dressed but did not play for Mainz.<\/p>\n

Timmy Chandler<\/strong> did not dress in Eintracht Frankfurt\u2019s 1-1 draw with Hamburg on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Kevin Paredes<\/strong> is OUT (Injury) for Wolfsburg.<\/p>\n

Soccer 2. Bundesliga<\/h2>\n

Johan Gomez <\/strong>started, registered ONE<\/strong> ASSIST<\/strong>, and played 70 minutes in Eintracht Braunschweig\u2019s 2-1 win over Schalke on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Mael Corboz <\/strong>started and played 90 minutes in Arminia Bielefeld\u2019s 1-1 draw with Hertha Berlin on Friday. <\/p>\n

John Brooks<\/strong> did not dress for Hertha Berlin.<\/p>\n

Maxi Dietz<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes in Greuther Furth\u2019s 2-1 loss to Fortuna Dusseldorf on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Julian<\/strong> Green<\/strong> started and played 86 minutes for Greuther Furth.<\/p>\n

John Tolkin<\/strong> came off the bench and played 27 minutes in Holstein Kiel\u2019s 2-1 win over Dynamo Dresden on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Soccer 3. Liga<\/h2>\n

Terrence Boyd<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes in Waldhof Mannheim\u2019s 2-2 draw with Ingolstadt on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Italy<\/h3>\n
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Soccer Serie A<\/h2>\n

Weston McKennie<\/strong> started, registered ONE<\/strong> ASSIST<\/strong>, and played 90 minutes in Juventus\u2019 2-1 win over AS Roma on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Yunus Musah<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes in Atalanta\u2019s 1-0 win over Genoa on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Ben Cremaschi <\/strong>and Parma are off until December 27.<\/p>\n

Soccer Super Cup<\/h2>\n

Christian<\/strong> Pulisic <\/strong>started and played 90 minutes in AC Milan\u2019s 2-0 loss to Napoli on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Soccer Serie B<\/h2>\n

Gianluca<\/strong> Busio<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes in Venezia\u2019s 2-1 win over Modena on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Klinsmann <\/strong>started, made THREE<\/strong> SAVES<\/strong>, and played 90 minutes in Cesena\u2019s 1-1 draw with Juve Stabia on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Andrija Novakovich<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes in Reggiana\u2019s 2-1 loss to Pescara on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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France<\/h3>\n
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Soccer Coupe De France<\/h2>\n

Folarin Balogun <\/strong>started and played 90 minutes in Monaco\u2019s 2-1 win over Auxerre on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Tim Weah<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes in Marseille\u2019s 6-0 win over Bourg en Bresse Peronnas on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Mark McKenzie <\/strong>started and played 90 minutes in Toulouse\u2019s 2-1 win over Lyon La Duchere on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Tanner Tessmann <\/strong>came off the bench and played 12 minutes in Lyon\u2019s 3-0 win over St Cyr Collonges au Mont d\u2019Or on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Soccer Premiere Ligue <\/h2>\n

Lily Yohannes<\/strong> started, scored ONE<\/strong> GOAL<\/strong>, registered ONE<\/strong> ASSIST<\/strong>, and played 90 minutes in Lyon\u2019s 3-0 win over Fleury on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Korbin<\/strong> Shrader<\/strong> started and played 65 minutes for Lyon.<\/p>\n

Lindsey<\/strong> Heaps<\/strong> did not dress for Lyon.<\/p>\n

Eva<\/strong> Gaetino<\/strong>, Crystal Dunn <\/strong>did not dress in PSG\u2019s 0-0 draw with Paris FC on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Portugal<\/h3>\n
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Soccer Liga Portugal<\/h2>\n

Jordan Pefok<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes in Tondela\u2019s 2-1 loss to Casa Pia on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Netherlands<\/h3>\n
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Soccer Eredivisie <\/h2>\n

Ricardo Pepi <\/strong>started, scored ONE<\/strong> GOAL<\/strong>, and played 89 minutes in PSV\u2019s 2-1 win over FC Utrecht on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Sergino<\/strong> Dest<\/strong> started, registered ONE<\/strong> ASSIST<\/strong>, and played 90 minutes for PSV.<\/p>\n

Taylor Booth<\/strong> did not dress in FC Twente\u2019s 1-1 draw with Feyenoord on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Zach Booth <\/strong>did not dress in Excelsior\u2019s 2-1 win over PEC Zwolle on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Scotland<\/h3>\n
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Soccer Premiership<\/h2>\n

Auston Trusty<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes in Celtic\u2019s 3-1 win over Aberdeen on Sunday. <\/p>\n

Dante Polvara<\/strong> did not dress for Aberdeen.<\/p>\n

Cameron Carter-Vickers<\/strong> is OUT (Achilles injury).<\/p>\n

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Belgium<\/h3>\n
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Soccer Pro League<\/h2>\n

Bryan Reynolds<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes in Westerlo\u2019s 2-1 win over RAAL on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Griffin Yow<\/strong> dressed but did not play for Westerlo.<\/p>\n

Marlon Fossey<\/strong> did not dress in Standard Liege\u2019s 1-0 win over Dender on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Austria<\/h3>\n
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Soccer Bundesliga<\/h2>\n

George Bello<\/strong> and LASK are off until January 30. <\/p>\n

Donovan Pines<\/strong> and Grazer AK are off until February 7.<\/p>\n

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Croatia <\/h3>\n
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Soccer HNL<\/h2>\n

Rokas Pukstas<\/strong> did not dress in Hajduk Split\u2019s 2-1 win over Vukovar on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Greece<\/h3>\n
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Soccer Super League<\/h2>\n

Erik Palmer-Brown<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes in Panathinaikos\u2019 2-0 loss to PAOK Thessaloniki on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Soccer Weston McKennie\u2019s name is starting to become a regular on the Juventus stat-sheet. McKennie assisted once on Saturday in the Bianconeri\u2019s 2-1 Serie A victory over AS Roma. The U.S. men\u2019s national team midfielder played the full 90 minutes as Luciano Spalletti\u2019s squad made it three victories in a row in all competitions. Juventus […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":879872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[91888,2623,2005],"tags":[91887,5464],"class_list":{"0":"post-879871","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-abroad","8":"category-americans","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-abroad","11":"tag-americans"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=879871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/879872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=879871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=879871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=879871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}