Mike Grella

It was a light day on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 for Americans Abroad but Mike Grella was in action for Leeds United. Leeds were playing a replay in the second round of the English Football Association (FA) Cup against Kettering Town. Here’s a recap of Americans Abroad for Tuesday, December 8, 2009 featuring Mike...
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It’s a busy weekend with a many International fixtures but there were many of the lower divisions still playing matches. The English League One had a full slate of matches (as most rosters don’t have players who’d miss for WCQ) including Jemal Johnson playing for the Milton Keynes Dons and Mike Grella for Leeds...
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The English Carling Cup began its second round of play with several Americans playing in matches on Tuesday August 25, 2009. The most noticable was recent Hull City signee Jozy Altidore who scord his first goal for the club. Other Americans playing were Jonathan Spector for West Ham, Marcus Hahnemann for Wolverhampton, and Mike...
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The English Championship and League One seasons have started with teams looking to be promoted to the next division. There are several Americans playing in these two divisions, including Jay DeMerit, Zak Whitbread, Jemal Johnson, and Mike Grella. Here’s a recap of this past weekend’s action along with video highlights. Jay DeMerit (CB) – Watford...
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It was a very successful season for several Americans playing abroad in European soccer. Tim Howard was one of the top goalkeepers for Everton, and Clint Dempsey played a major role in Fulham earning a 7th place finish in the Premier League. Oguchi Oneywu played for Standard and won another league title in Belgium,...
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There were several Americans Abroad playing in midweek games with Zak Whitbread for Millwall, Charlie Davies at Hammarby, and several playing in the Danish SAS-Ligaen. Here’s a full recap of the Americans playing in the top European leagues this week. Video highlights for call games can be found here. Zak Whitbread (CB) – Millwall –...
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Goalkeepers Tim Howard and Brad Friedel led the way in Americans Abroad as both earned clean sheets for their respective clubs. Here’s the full recap of Americans playing overseas in the top European soccer leagues. Tim Howard (GK) – Everton – English Premier League – Howard had another solid game in goal as Everton defeated...
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It was a low key weekend for Americans Abroad this weekend as there were goals scored in the top leagues. Clint Dempsey started for Fulham as they earned a victory and moved into 7th place in the Premier League. Brad Friedel was able to earn a draw as Villa are in position for European...
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It was a busy and eventful weekend in European Soccer for Americans playing abroad. Here’s a recap of Americans playing in the top European leagues. Related Posts:No Related Posts
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There was a full set of Championship and League One games on Monday with several Americans in action. In Denmark, Danny Califf started for Midtjylland as they got a nice win. Here’s a recap. Marcus Hahnemann (GK) – Reading drew with 2-2 with Blackpool – English Championship – 90 minutes – Hahnemann started in goal...
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