In his first game at his former team, defender DeAndre Yedlin not only helped Inter Miami to a 1-0 win at the Seattle Sounders on Saturday, he set up the lone goal. Yedlin sent a left-wing cross to Robbie Robinson, who slotted his effort past goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland for the game’s only goal in the 42nd minute.
The Sounders’ first Homegrown Player signing, Yedlin played in Seattle from 2013-14 before joining Tottenham following the 2014 FIFA World Cup. After eight seasons playing in England and Turkey, he returned Stateside earlier this year with Inter Miami.
After gaining just one point through the club’s first five matches, the result gave Inter Miami its second-straight win of the season.
PEFOK CONVERTS AGAIN
Jordan Pefok continued to fill the net in what has become a magical club season.
The 25-year-old striker tallied his 24th goal across all competitions for Young Boys in its 2-1 defeat at Zurich in the Swiss Super League on Saturday, April 16.
Trailing 2-0, Pefok pulled a goal back when he converted Ulisses Garcia’s cross from the left past goalkeeper Yanick Brecher in the 72nd minute. Though a comeback was sparked, Young Boys couldn’t find the equalizer.
The U.S. Men's National Team forward has celebrated a league-best 19 goals over 29 league games and on another five occasions in 12 cup matches.
Third-place Young Boys (12-7-11, 47 points) has six games remaining this season.
INTO THE FINAL
Midfielder Cristian Roldan and forward Jordan Morris helped the Seattle Sounders reach the Concacaf Champions League final in a 1-1 draw against New York City FC at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. on Wednesday, April 13.
Seattle won the aggregate goals series, 4-2, after posting a 3-1 home in the first leg. The Sounders, who are trying to become the first MLS side to win the competition, will visit Pumas UNAM in Mexico City on Wednesday, April 27 and host the Liga MX side at Lumen Field on Wednesday, May 4.
Chelsea and Christian Pulisic clinched a spot in the English FA Cup Final with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, April 17. An unused sub in the match, Pulisic and Chelsea will appear in a third-straight FA Cup Final when they face Liverpool on Saturday, May 14 at Wembley.
SO CLOSE
Fulham, which boasts USMNT defenders Antonee Robinson and Tim Ream, needs a win in its last five matches in the English Championship to clinch promotion to the Premier League. The first-place side (25-8-8, 83) will have an opportunity to accomplish that twice this week.
The Cottagers host Preston North End on Wednesday, April 19 visits AFC Bournemouth on Saturday, April 23. They could have booked a spot but dropped a 2-1 decision at Derby County on Friday, April 15.
CLEANING UP AGAIN
Chicago Fire goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina recorded his fifth shutout in seven games this young MLS season in a scoreless draw with the LA Galaxy at home on Saturday. Three of those clean sheets have been 0-0 ties, so he has had very little room for error. At the age of 17 years, 336 days Slonina has nine career shutouts, the most of any MLS ‘keeper prior to their 21st birthday.
NYCFC captain Sean Johnson made five saves to notch his second clean sheet of the season in a 6-0 triumph over Real Salt Lake at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, April 17.
CONGRATS RICHY LEDEZMA
USMNT midfielder Richy Ledezma lifted silverware over the weekend as PSV Eindhoven defeated Ajax in the KNVB Beker Final on Sunday.
An unused sub in the Dutch Cup Final, Ledezma has been back on the PSV bench since December after returning from a ruptured ACL suffered at the end of 2020.
Ledezma will hope to contribute to second-place PSV’s push down the stretch as they sit four points back of Ajax with five matches left to play in the Eredivisie campaign.
FULL RUNDOWN
-- Brenden Aaronson (Red Bull Salzburg; Austrian Bundesliga - Injured, DNP in 2-1 win at Austria Wien (April 17)
-- Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles FC; MLS) - 81 minutes in 3-1 win vs. Sporting Kansas City (April 17)
-- Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig; German Bundesliga) – 83 minutes in 1-0 win at Bayer Leverkusen (April 17); 17 minutes as a substitute in 2-0 win at Atalanta in Europa League (April 14)
-- Paul Arriola (FC Dallas; MLS) - 86 minutes in 0-0 draw at New York Red Bulls (April 16)
-- George Bello (Arminia Bielefeld; Bundesliga) - 51 minutes as a substitute in 3-0 loss vs. Bayern Munich (April 17)
-- John Brooks (Wolfsburg; Germany Bundesliga) - 90 minutes in 6-1 loss at Borussia Dortmund (April 16)
-- Gianluca Busio (Venezia; Italy Serie A) – 87 minutes in 1-0 loss at Fiorentina (April 16)
-- Reggie Cannon (Boavista; Portuguese Primeira) - 90 minutes in 4-0 loss at Maritimo (April 16)
-- Johnny Cardoso (Internacional; Brazilian Serie A) – 72 minutes in 2-1 win vs. Fortaleza (April 17); In 18, DNP in 1-1 draw vs. Guairena in CONMEBOL Sudamericana (April 14)
-- Cameron Carter-Vickers; (Celtic; Scottish Premiership) - 90 minutes in 2-1 loss vs. Rangers in FA Cup (April 17)
-- Justin Che (Hoffenheim; Bundesliga) – Not in 18 in 0-0 draw vs. Greuther Fürth (April 17)
-- Sergiño Dest (Barcelona; Spain La Liga) - vs. Cadiz (Monday, 3 p.m. ET); 28 minutes as a substitute in 3-2 loss vs. Eintracht Frankfurt in Europa League (April 14)
-- Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas; MLS) - 89 minutes in 0-0 draw at New York Red Bulls (April 16)
-- Nicholas Gioacchini (Montpellier; French Ligue 1) - Not in 18, DNP in 1-1 draw vs. Reims (April 17)
-- Jonathan Gómez (Real Sociedad B; Spain Segunda Division) - at Girona (Monday, 1 p.m. ET)
-- Julian Green (Greuther Fürth; German Bundesliga) - 89 minutes in 0-0 draw at Hoffenheim (April 17)
-- Brad Guzan (Atlanta United; MLS) – 73 minutes, Achilles injury in 0-0 draw vs. FC Cincinnati (April 16)
-- Matthew Hoppe (Mallorca; Spanish Primera) - In 18, DNP in 3-0 loss at Elche (April 16)
-- Ethan Horvath (Nottingham Forest; English Championship) - vs. West Brom (Monday, 3 p.m. ET); In 18, DNP in 1-0 loss at Luton Town (April 15)
-- Sean Johnson (New York City FC; MLS) - 90 minutes, SHUTOT, in 6-0 win vs. Real Salt Lake (April 17); 90 minutes in 1-1 draw vs. Seattle Sounders in CCL (April 13)
-- Richy Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven; Dutch Eredivisie) - In 18, DNP in 2-1 KNVB Beker win vs. Ajax (April 17); In 18, DNP in 2-1 loss vs. Leicester City in Europa Conference League (April 14)
-- Sebastian Lletget (New England Revolution; MLS) - 88 minutes in 2-1 win vs. Charlotte FC (April 16)
-- Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls; MLS) - 90 minutes in 0-0 draw vs FC Dallas (April 16)
-- Matt Miazga (Alaves; Spain La Liga) - In 18, DNP in 1-0 loss vs. Rayo Vallecano (April 16)
-- Shaq Moore (Tenerife; Spain Segunda Division) - In 18, DNP in 3-1 win vs. Fuenlabrada (April 17)
-- Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC; MLS) - Not in 18, DNP in 1-0 loss vs. Inter Miami CF (April 16); 77 minutes in 1-1 draw at New York City FC in CCL (April 13)
-- Yunus Musah (Valencia; Spain La Liga) - Injured, not in 18 in 2-1 loss vs. Osasuna (April 16); 71 minutes in 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano (April 11)
-- Erik Palmer-Brown (Troyes; French Ligue 1) - 90 minutes in 1-1 draw vs. Strasbourg (April 17)
-- Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg; Bundesliga) - Not in 18, DNP in 6-1 loss at Borussia Dortmund (April 16)
-- Jordan Pefok (Young Boys; Swiss Super League) - 90 minutes, GOAL, in 2-1 loss at Zurich (April 16)
-- Ricardo Pepi (Augsburg; Bundesliga) - 34 minutes as a substitute in 1-0 loss vs. Hertha Berlin (April 16)
-- Christian Pulisic (Chelsea; English Premier League) - In 18, DNP in 2-0 win vs. Crystal Palace in FA Cup (April 17); 7 minutes as a substitute in 3-2 loss at Real Madrid in UCL (April 12)
-- Tim Ream (Fulham; English Championship) - 90 minutes in 2-1 loss at Derby County (April 15)
-- Chris Richards (Hoffenheim; Bundesliga) - 45 minutes in 0-0 draw vs. Greuther Fürth (April 17)
-- Antonee Robinson (Fulham; English Championship) - In 18, DNP in 2-1 loss at Derby County (April 15)
-- Miles Robinson (Atlanta United; MLS) - 90 minutes in 0-0 draw vs. FC Cincinnati (April 16)
-- Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC; MLS) - 45 minutes as a substitute in 1-0 loss vs. Inter Miami CF (April 16); 90 minutes in 1-1 draw at New York City FC in CCL (April 13)
-- James Sands (Rangers, Scottish Premiership) - In 18, DNP in 2-1 win at Celtic in FA Cup (April 17); In 18, DNP in 3-1 win vs. Sporting Braga in Europa League (April 14)
-- Josh Sargent (Norwich City; English Premier League) - Injured, DNP in 3-2 loss at Manchester United (April 16)
-- Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach; Bundesliga) - 52 minutes as a substitute in 3-1 loss vs. Köln (April 16)
-- Gabriel Slonina (Chicago Fire; MLS) - 90 minutes, SHUTOUT, in 0-0 draw vs. LA Galaxy (April 16)
-- Zack Steffen (Manchester City; English Premier League) - 90 minutes in 3-2 loss vs. Liverpool in FA Cup (April 16); In 18, DNP in 0-0 draw at Atletico Madrid in UCL (April 13)
-- Tanner Tessmann (Venezia; Italy Serie A) - 56 minutes in 1-0 loss at Fiorentina (April 16)
-- DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami CF; MLS) - 90 minutes, ASSIST, in 1-0 win at Seattle Sounders (April 16)
-- Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes; MLS) - 90 minutes in 2-2 draw vs. Nashville SC (April 16)
-- Tim Weah (Lille; French Ligue 1) - 11 minutes as a substitute in 2-1 loss vs. Lens (April 16)
-- Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew; MLS) - 30 minutes as a substitute in 2-0 loss vs. Orlando City (April 16)
-- Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC; MLS) - 90 minutes in 2-2 draw at San Jose Earthquakes (April 16)