It is Wednesday and it’s time for one more weekly column on People overseas the place ASN’s Brian Sciaretta covers all the highest tales throughout the globe. Whereas it wasn’t the perfect week, the return of Antonee Robinson may be very vital information.
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Brian Sciaretta
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December 17, 2025
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Robinson’s Promising Return
The large story in Europe over the previous week involving American gamers was the return of Antonee Robinson. Fulham wasted no time in getting him again on the sector. As quickly as he was cleared to play, he was inserted into the beginning lineup for Saturday’s go to to Burnley.
Robinson, 28, has had a brutal 12 months. He performed within the second half of 2024/25 however was solely enjoying, not coaching. He had knee surgical procedure in Could however was seeing specialists beforehand to grasp the character of the damage. The announcement for the surgical procedure stated he could be again in time for preseason – however he wasn’t. He performed within the Carabao Cup early within the season however couldn’t absolutely return. At one level within the fall, USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino admitted he was “worried” about Robinson.
In his shocking return on Saturday, Robinson went the total 90 minutes in a 3-2 win. He seemed rusty together with his passing, however defensively he was his typical robust self.
— U.S. Soccer Males’s Nationwide Group (@USMNT) December 17, 2025
For USMNT followers, it was encouraging to see one of many crew’s greatest and most vital gamers again on the sector and holding his personal within the Premier League with none warm-up video games.
The suitable response must be cautiously hopeful. He’s again and appears to be ache free. However he knee has been by means of quite a bit over his profession (courting again to his microfracture surgical procedure 10 years in the past). Was the underlying drawback mounted? Is it nonetheless liable to breaking down?
We don’t have all of the medical knowledge. It’s good to be hopeful about Robinson and his return, however he has solely now simply begun his return and we nonetheless should see see how he responds to a couple weeks/months of an everyday workload.
The truth that there are nonetheless seven months to go till the World Cup is each good and unhealthy.
Adams injured for Bournemouth
On Monday, Tyler Adams was within the beginning lineup for Bournemouth towards Manchester United however was compelled out in simply the sixth minute after blocking a shot. The sport itself was wild and ended 4-4.
Earlier this week, English media reported Manchester United was serious about buying Adams and added a suggestion could possibly be about $50 million.
Agyemang scores two
Patrick Agyemang had his greatest sport since becoming a member of Derby County when he scored the primary and final objectives in a 3-0 win over last-place Sheffield Wednesday. He now has a powerful 5 objectives and three assists throughout 1220 minutes for Derby County.
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— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) December 16, 2025
Agyemang appears like an ideal match for the Championship since his arrival and he ought to proceed to develop properly into the league.
As for his U.S. nationwide crew hopes, he’s doubtless not forward of Folarin Balogun, Ricardo Pepi, or Haji Wright for a World Cup roster spot. However one damage might change that. He’s doubtless forward of Josh Sargent, Brian White, and Damion Downs proper now.
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Full credit score to Mauricio Pochettino for getting him concerned in 2025 and placing him forward of strikers similar to Damion Downs on the Gold Cup. That seems to have been the correct name.
Banks performs properly in loss
Over the weekend, Augsburg fell to Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0. Teenage American central defender Noahkai Banks, 19, began and performed all 90 minutes within the loss. Within the 87th he appeared to have scored a late equalizer but it surely was referred to as again for offside on VAR.
Augsburg remains to be on an interim supervisor (anticipated to be crammed within the winter break) however is now just one spot north of the underside three and solely two factors away from each the relegation playoff and the automated playoff positions.
Banks has solely had a number of subpar outings since he broke into the beginning lineup. He’s persistently good and when mixed together with his dimension, he’s a really attention-grabbing participant. It’s exhausting to see the subsequent supervisor coming in and never desirous to play him.
Not matter what occurs this season within the relegation battle, Banks received’t be going to the two.Bundesliga subsequent 12 months. Banks could possibly be offered this summer season to an even bigger membership regardless.
LASK enters Austrian title race
One doubtlessly good story rising is in Austria with LASK, which options two People in left again George Bello and ahead Sam Adeniran. After a poor begin to the season, LASK has been rocketing up the Austrian Bundesliga desk recently and over the weekend defeated Grazer 2-1 on the highway.
Adeniran scored the profitable objective within the twenty fifth minute and he now has 4 on the season to go together with three assists.
LASK now has seven wins and a attract its final eight video games to maneuver into second place. They’re solely three factors off the highest, trailing Salzburg.
Sadly, the title race must wait till February as we at the moment are within the winter break.
Different notes in Europe
James Sands is in a Bundesliga relegation battle he can’t afford to lose as he’s solely at St. Pauli on mortgage from NYCFC. Getting relegated doubtless means St. Pauli can’t afford his buy possibility. Sands turned in a great efficiency over the weekend in a giant 2-1 win over fellow relegation battling Heidenheim.
Sands appears unlikely to make the U.S World Cup crew, however he’s within the combine and accidents to different gamers (similar to Tyler Adams) might change that.
However for Sands’ profession on the whole, this is a vital check forward in a relegation battle.
Staying within the Bundesliga, Gio Reyna bought his third straight begin for Borussia Monchengladbach however couldn’t do a lot as M’Gladbach have been badly outplayed 3-1 at dwelling. Reyna was held in examine. Joe Scally was suspended for M’Gladbach.
Lennard Maloney went 90 minutes for Mainz in a powerful 2-2 draw away towards Bayern Munich. The last-place crew seemed to be heading for a historic win earlier than conceding a late equalizer. However Maloney ran quite a bit on this sport and the membership acknowledged that.
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— 1. FSV Mainz 05 (@1FSVMainz05) December 14, 2025
In Belgium, Griffin Yow scored for Westerlo in a 1-1 draw with Genk, which was painful for Westerlo as they have been hanging onto a 1-0 lead into stoppage time enjoying with 10 males. The conceded a late equalizer to stay in eleventh place in Belgum’s Professional League.
Yow may be very streaky and the begin to this season hasn’t gone properly however maybe this may begin a constructive run. He has simply three objectives from 658 minutes. The identical factor with Bryan Reynolds, who went the gap at proper again for Westerlo. It’s exhausting to consider each gamers are nonetheless on the membership for over three years.
Paderborn’s snapped a 3 sport dropping skid with a 4-0 win over Kaiserslautern. That win moved them again into the highest 4 of the two.Bundesliga (they have been in first place previous to the skid). American defensive mid Santiago Castaneda didn’t begin this sport and solely performed the final six minutes. He must work to get again into the beginning lineup. He’s had tough patches like this earlier than, however has at all times bounced again properly. He stays a great USMNT prospect.
Ricardo Pepi scored from the penalty spot (he didn’t draw the penalty) in a 4-3 win over Heracles. Sergino Dest added an help in direction of the tip of the sport. PSV has a 9 level lead on second place Feyenoord and it’s nearly maintaining targeted to carry on for the title. They struggled with that on this sport.
As for Pepi, the minutes proceed to extend and he appears like the choice in heart ahead now – which is big. He additionally began in a 3-0 win on Tuesday towards third-tier GVVV Veenendaal within the cup.
Within the Championship, George Campbell continues to impress after his transfer from Montreal to West Bromwich Albion. In his most up-to-date sport, he picked up an help and a “hockey assist” in a 2-0 win over Sheffield United. He may also be one other participant that sneaks into the USMNT image with an damage or two.
However Campbell’s success is one other in an extended line of profitable transfers from MLS to the Championship. Anticipate extra Championship groups to come back after home American gamers.
Two of the large matches involving People in Europe this previous week have been disappointing. Chris Richards and Crystal Palace misplaced to Manchester Metropolis 3-0. Erling Haaland bought away from Richards for a objective. However this sport was nearer than it seemed as Palace hit the woodwork twice.
Marseille defeated Monaco 1-0 with each Folarin Balogun and Tim Weah beginning. It appeared Balogun scored a really good late objective which might have put Monaco up, but it surely was referred to as again for offside by VAR. Minutes later Marseille scored. Tim Weah made a number of good passes on this sport.
