{"id":900427,"date":"2026-04-20T13:21:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/americans-abroad-weekend-rewind-balogun-dike-and-more\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:21:14","slug":"americans-abroad-weekend-rewind-balogun-dike-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/americans-abroad-weekend-rewind-balogun-dike-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans Abroad Weekend Rewind: Balogun, Dike, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Folarin Balogun\u2019s hot run of goalscoring form continued Sunday with the American striker capping off a comeback Ligue 1 draw for AS Monaco. <\/p>\n

Balogun scored his 18th goal of the season across all competitions in Monaco\u2019s 2-2 home draw with Auxerre. It marked Balogun\u2019s eighth-consecutive Ligue 1 match with a goal, moving him one match back from tying the league record. <\/p>\n

Kevin Danois and Lassine Sinayoko both scored in the first half to give the visitors a 2-0 halftime lead. However, AS Monaco would rally in the second half to earn a share of the spoils.<\/p>\n

Ansu Fati trimmed the deficit in the 56th minute before Balogun stepped up from the penalty spot and tied the match three minutes later. Balogun now has 10 goals in his last nine appearances in all competitions. <\/p>\n

Despite falling out of the top-six, AS Monaco will take something from the fight back ahead of its final four matches of the season. <\/p>\n

Up next for Balogun and his AS Monaco teammates is a trip to Toulouse on April 25 before final matches against Metz, Lille, and Strasbourg. <\/p>\n

In England, Brenden Aaronson <\/strong>assisted once in Leeds United\u2019s home triumph over Wolves. Daryl<\/strong> Dike<\/strong> scored in West Brom\u2019s road victory over Preston North End. Tyler Adams<\/strong> featured off the bench in Bournemouth\u2019s win over Newcastle United.<\/p>\n

In Germany, Joe Scally <\/strong>scored in Borussia Moenchengladbach\u2019s home draw with Mainz. Malik Tillman <\/strong>came off the bench in Bayer Leverkusen\u2019s home loss to Augsburg.<\/p>\n

In Italy, Weston McKennie<\/strong> assisted once in Juventus\u2019 crucial win over Bologna. Christian Pulisic <\/strong>started in AC Milan\u2019s road victory over Hellas Verona. Gianluca Busio <\/strong>and Venezia took another step towards sealing promotion back to Serie A.<\/p>\n

In France, Tim<\/strong> Weah<\/strong> came off the bench in Marseille\u2019s loss to Lorient. <\/p>\n

In Spain, Pellegrino Matarazzo<\/strong>\u2018s Real Sociedad defeated Johnny Cardoso<\/strong> and Atletico Madrid in the Copa Del Rey Final.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Auston Trusty <\/strong>and Celtic advanced to the Scottish Cup Final. Bryan Reynolds<\/strong> and Westerlo lost at home to Genk. Donovan Pines<\/strong> and Grazer picked up one point in Austrian league play against Ried. Alex<\/strong> Zendejas<\/strong> and Danny Leyva <\/strong>both registered assists in Liga MX play. George<\/strong> Bello<\/strong> returned to action for LASK, assisting once off the bench. <\/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, registered ONE<\/strong> ASSIST<\/strong>, and played 78 minutes in Leeds United\u2019s 3-0 win over Wolves on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Tyler Adams<\/strong> came off the bench and played 25 minutes in AFC Bournemouth\u2019s 2-1 win over Newcastle United on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Antonee Robinson <\/strong>came off the bench and played nine minutes in Fulham\u2019s 0-0 draw with Brentford on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Chris Richards <\/strong>and Crystal Palace host West Ham United on Monday.<\/p>\n

Soccer EFL Championship<\/h2>\n

Aidan Morris <\/strong>started and played 90 minutes in Middlesbrough\u2019s 2-2 draw with Ipswich Town on Sunday.<\/p>\n

George<\/strong> Campbell<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes in West Bromwich Albion\u2019s 2-0 win over Preston North End on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Daryl<\/strong> Dike<\/strong> came off the bench, scored ONE<\/strong> GOAL<\/strong>, and played 20 minutes for West Brom.<\/p>\n

Haji Wright<\/strong> came off the bench and played 28 minutes in Coventry City\u2019s 1-1 draw with Blackburn Rovers on Friday.<\/p>\n

Charlie Kelman<\/strong> dressed but did not play in Charlton Athletic\u2019s 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Patrick Agyemang<\/strong> is OUT FOR SEASON<\/strong> (Achilles Injury) for Derby County. <\/p>\n

Soccer League One<\/h2>\n

Lynden Gooch<\/strong> did not dress in Huddersfield Town\u2019s 3-3 draw with Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Soccer League Two<\/h2>\n

Jonathan Tomkinson<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes in Cheltenham Town\u2019s 1-0 win over Newport County on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Soccer WSL<\/h2>\n

The WSL is off until the weekend of April 24-26. <\/p>\n

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Spain<\/h3>\n
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Soccer Copa Del Rey Final<\/h2>\n

Johnny Cardoso <\/strong>came off the bench and played 42 minutes in Atletico Madrid\u2019s 4-3 penalty shootout loss to Pellegrino Matarazzo<\/strong>\u2018s Real Sociedad on Saturday. The teams were tied 2-2 after regulation and extra time.<\/p>\n

Soccer La Liga<\/h2>\n

Alex Freeman<\/strong> and Villarreal are off until April 23.<\/p>\n

Soccer Segunda Liga<\/h2>\n

Konrad De La Fuente<\/strong> started, scored ONE<\/strong> GOAL<\/strong>, and played 64 minutes in AD Ceuta\u2019s 2-2 draw with Real Zaragoza on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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

Joe Scally <\/strong>started, scored ONE<\/strong> GOAL<\/strong>, and played 90 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach\u2019s 1-1 draw with Mainz on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Gio Reyna <\/strong>came off the bench and played 18 minutes for Gladbach.<\/p>\n

Lennard Maloney<\/strong> did not dress for Mainz.<\/p>\n

Kristoffer Lund<\/strong> came off the bench and played 20 minutes in FC Koln\u2019s 1-1 draw with St. Pauli on Friday.<\/p>\n

Malik Tillman <\/strong>came off the bench and played nine minutes in Bayer Leverkusen\u2019s 2-1 loss to Augsburg on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Noahkai Banks<\/strong> dressed but did not play for Augsburg.<\/p>\n

Damion Downs<\/strong> came off the bench and played seven minutes in Hamburg\u2019s 3-1 loss to Werder Bremen on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Cole<\/strong> Campbell<\/strong> dressed but did not play in Hoffenheim\u2019s 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Mathis Albert<\/strong> dressed but did not play for Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n

Kevin Paredes<\/strong> did not dress in Wolfsburg\u2019s 2-1 win over Union Berlin on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Timmy Chandler <\/strong>did not dress in Eintracht Frankfurt\u2019s 3-1 loss to RB Leipzig on Saturday.<\/p>\n

James Sands <\/strong>is OUT FOR SEASON<\/strong> for St. Pauli.<\/p>\n

Soccer 2. Bundesliga<\/h2>\n

Mael Corboz<\/strong> started and played 79 minutes in Arminia Bielefeld\u2019s 1-1 draw with Nuremberg on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Maxi<\/strong> Dietz<\/strong> started and played 84 minutes in Greuther Furth\u2019s 3-2 win over Darmstadt on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Julian<\/strong> Green<\/strong> came off the bench and played 15 minutes for Furth.<\/p>\n

Johan Gomez<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes in Eintracht Braunschweig\u2019s 1-1 draw with Hertha Berlin on Sunday. <\/p>\n

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

John Tolkin<\/strong> is OUT (Knee Injury) for Holstein Kiel.<\/p>\n

Soccer 3. Liga<\/h2>\n

Terrence<\/strong> Boyd<\/strong> came off the bench, scored ONE<\/strong> GOAL<\/strong>, and played 30 minutes in Waldhof Mannheim\u2019s 3-3 draw with Wehen Wiesbaden on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Mason Toye <\/strong>did not dress in Ingolstadt\u2019s 1-0 loss to Osnabruck on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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

Christian<\/strong> Pulisic <\/strong>started and played 80 minutes in AC Milan\u2019s 1-0 win over Hellas Verona on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Weston McKennie<\/strong> started, registered ONE<\/strong> ASSIST<\/strong>, and played 90 minutes in Juventus\u2019 2-0 win over Bologna on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Yunus Musah<\/strong> dressed but did not play in Atalanta\u2019s 1-1 draw with Roma on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Ben Cremaschi <\/strong>is OUT FOR SEASON <\/strong>(Meniscus Injury) for Parma.<\/p>\n

Soccer Serie B<\/h2>\n

Gianluca<\/strong> Busio<\/strong> started and played 85 minutes in Venezia\u2019s 3-0 win over Bari on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Klinsmann <\/strong>started, made ONE<\/strong> SAVE<\/strong>, and played 90 minutes in Cesena\u2019s 2-0 loss to Palermo on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Andrija Novakovich<\/strong> came off the bench and played 17 minutes in Reggiana\u2019s 1-0 loss to Padova on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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France<\/h3>\n
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Soccer Ligue 1<\/h2>\n

Folarin Balogun <\/strong>started, scored ONE PENALTY KICK GOAL<\/strong>, and played 88 minutes in Monaco\u2019s 2-2 draw with Auxerre on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Tim Weah <\/strong>came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Marseille\u2019s 2-0 loss to Lorient on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Tanner Tessmann <\/strong>came off the bench and played 11 minutes in Lyon\u2019s 2-1 win over PSG on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Mark McKenzie <\/strong>is OUT (Suspension) for Toulouse.<\/p>\n

Soccer Division 1 Feminine<\/h2>\n

The Division 1 Feminine is off until April 22.<\/p>\n

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

Ricardo<\/strong> Pepi<\/strong> and PSV are off until April 23.<\/p>\n

Taylor Booth<\/strong> and FC Twente are off until April 25.<\/p>\n

Sergino<\/strong> Dest<\/strong> is OUT (Injury) for PSV.<\/p>\n

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Scotland<\/h3>\n
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Soccer Cup Final<\/h2>\n

Auston Trusty<\/strong> started and played 120 minutes in Celtic\u2019s 6-2 extra time win St. Mirren on Sunday. Celtic will meet Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Cup Final.<\/p>\n

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

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

Jordan Pefok <\/strong>and Tondela visit FC Porto on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Belgium<\/h3>\n
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Soccer First Division A<\/h2>\n

Bryan<\/strong> Reynolds<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes in Westerlo\u2019s 2-1 loss to Genk on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Marlon Fossey <\/strong>is OUT (Injury) for Standard Liege.<\/p>\n

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

Erik Palmer-Brown<\/strong> is OUT (Ankle Injury) for Panathinaikos.<\/p>\n

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Denmark<\/h3>\n
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Soccer Superliagen<\/h2>\n

Matthew Hoppe<\/strong> started and played 90 minutes in Sonderjyske\u2019s 6-0 loss to Brondby on Friday. <\/p>\n

Gavin Beavers <\/strong>dressed but did not play for Brondby.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Amon<\/strong> dressed but did not play in Vejle\u2019s 4-1 loss to FC Kobenhaven on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Soccer 1. Division<\/h2>\n

Neil<\/strong> Pierre<\/strong> came off the bench, scored ONE<\/strong> GOAL<\/strong>, and played 45 minutes in Lyngby\u2019s 2-1 win over Hvidovre on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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

Sam Adineran <\/strong>started and played 90 minutes in LASK\u2019s 1-1 draw with Sturm Graz on Sunday.<\/p>\n

George Bello<\/strong> came off the bench, registered ONE<\/strong> ASSIST<\/strong>, and played 25 minutes for LASK.<\/p>\n

Donovan Pines <\/strong>started and played 90 minutes in Grazer AK\u2019s 1-1 draw with Ried on Friday.<\/p>\n

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

Rokas Pukstas <\/strong>started and played 83 minutes in Hajduk Split\u2019s 2-2 draw with Slaven on Friday.<\/p>\n

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Soccer Mexico<\/h2>\n
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Soccer Liga MX<\/h2>\n

Danny Leyva<\/strong> started, registered ONE<\/strong> ASSIST<\/strong>, and played 90 minutes in Necaxa\u2019s 1-1 draw with Tigres on Friday.<\/p>\n

Alex Zendejas<\/strong> started, registered ONE<\/strong> ASSIST<\/strong>, and played 90 minutes in Club America\u2019s 2-1 win over Toluca on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Soccer Folarin Balogun\u2019s hot run of goalscoring form continued Sunday with the American striker capping off a comeback Ligue 1 draw for AS Monaco. Balogun scored his 18th goal of the season across all competitions in Monaco\u2019s 2-2 home draw with Auxerre. It marked Balogun\u2019s eighth-consecutive Ligue 1 match with a goal, moving him one […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":900428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[91888,2623,2005],"tags":[91887,5464],"class_list":{"0":"post-900427","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\/900427","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=900427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/900427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/900428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=900427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=900427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=900427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}