The U.S. national team midfielder has fit in seamlessly with his new club Tyler Adams is off to an impressive start to his Bundesliga career, and the U.S. national team midfielder says his move to RB Leipzig already feels like its paying dividends. The midfielder moved to the Bundesliga after becoming a standout with the New York Red Bulls after breaking through at age 17. He’s made five Bundesliga appearances for the club, and has proven more than capable by stepping straight into a consistent role in the midfield. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated…

The Toluca playmaker’s move away from America hardly has made him less of a lightning rod for Chivas fans, and all eyes are on him in the semifinal Rubens Sambueza returned to the field last week to make his ninth and tenth league appearances with Toluca. Despite relative inexperience with the Red Devils, he looked right at home. Sambueza logged assists in both matches to help Hernan Cristante’s side into the semifinals. His season, meant to be be an important one for a team celebrating its 100th anniversary, had been cut short by a suspension he’d earned when he leaped onto Isaac “Conejo” Brizuela’s ankle from behind. The play got him a direct red…

The 20-year-old Schalke midfielder is enjoying an excellent season and is set to be America’s flag-bearer in Germany next season It was no surprise that Christian Pulisic’s transfer from Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea made him the most expensive American ever – tripling the previous highest total – with the Premier League side paying $73 million (£57m) for the attacker. The switch will take place at the end of the season, giving U.S. soccer fans a chance to see how their biggest star performs in the most popular league in the world. The Premier League’s gain will be the Bundesliga’s loss as American viewers consider changing the channel to watch Chelsea…

The Reds frontline has a combined total of 57 goals and assists this season, but have been outscored-and-assisted by another impressive front three Mohamed Salah waited at the penalty spot. He had just been knocked to the ground by Sokratis Papastathopoulos to win a penalty for Liverpool against Arsenal. But rather than stroke home his 14th goal of the season to take the lead in the Premier League top scorer chart, the Egyptian forward handed the ball to team-mate Roberto Firmino, who bagged his hat-trick. In the month since, Salah has added another three goals, Sadio Mane three and Firmino two as Liverpool’s attack continue to be one of the…

The iconic playmaker has announced that he has retired from football – he’ll go down in history as an all-time great and one of the last of his kind Italy have produced some magnificent midfielders over the years. Valentino and Sandro Mazzola, Gianni Rivera, Giancarlo Antognoni, Marco Tardelli, Rino Gattuso, Daniele De Rossi – the list goes on and on. But one player trumps all of these stars, the maestro that is Andrea Pirlo. On Monday, in an emotional post on his Twitter page, Pirlo announced that he had retired from football.     Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final…

The tactical intelligence of the former Germany international has been called into question after comments made about the Pole Dietmar Hamann’s comments calling Robert Lewandowski “a problem” have been branded as “flat-out stupid” by the Bayern Munich and Poland striker. Lewandowski has been in typically effective form in front of goal this season, scoring 24 times in 28 matches across all competitions, but not everyone has been impressed. Former Liverpool and Bayern midfielder Hamann criticised Lewandowski for being individualistic, sluggish and overly theatrical on the pitch. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as…

The Blues are looking to string together a series of positive results against a backdrop of uncertainty surrounding the future of a talented teenager Chelsea need to let Callum Hudson-Odoi “be 18”, says Antonio Rudiger, and not put too much pressure on his present and future as the club as a whole seeks greater consistency. Uncertainty continues to shroud the future of an exciting academy graduate at Stamford Bridge. Goal revealed during the January transfer window that a talented teenager had been the subject of a £35 million ($45m) bid from Bayern Munich and that the German giants intend to retain their interest into the summer. Article continues below Editors'…

The Germany international was wowed by his compatriot during his time in the Bundesliga Manchester City’s Ilkay Gundogan has opened up on players who have shaped his career, naming former Borussia Dortmund team-mate Mario Gotze as ‘incredible’ and ‘overwhelming’ amongst a list of the game’s greats. Gundogan swapped Germany for England in 2016 and has since won the Premier League, the Carabao Cup and the Community Shield as part of a star-studded team that many feel play some of the slickest football to date. When asked to name his most memorable team-mate, however, it was his national team colleague that first came to mind. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve…

Just when it looked like Chivas were taking a huge advantage into the second leg, the French forward’s two goals put Tigres back in the hunt A popular sports debate show ran a poll the night before Thursday’s first leg of the Liga MX final, asking viewers which manager coaching in the two-legged series is better — Chivas’ Matias Almeyda or Tigres’ Tuca Ferretti? The question is goofy. Ferretti has a decades-long career and has won multiple titles while Almeyda is only beginning his time on the bench. But such is Chivas’ popularity that the 43-year-old still won the poll, and for 80 minutes they looked right. Yedlin returns home to train with…

The Serbia international forward is currently the top goalscorer in Bundesliga and is attracting interest from some of Europe’s biggest clubs Barcelona are at the front of the queue to sign Eintracht Frankfurt striker Luka Jovic this summer amid interest from a host of other European clubs. Goal understands Real Madrid, Chelsea and Bayern Munich are all monitoring the Serbia international’s progress, with the 21-year-old having scored 19 goals in 29 appearances this season. Frankfurt are hopeful of completing the permanent signing of the Benfica loanee this summer for €6 million (£5.3m/$6.8m) and are set to demand around €60m (£52m/$68m) for his signature. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already…