The Icelandic top-flight, Besta deild karla, kicked off with English players making an impact. George Nunn debuted for HK, while Harley Willard returned from injury. Luke Rae scored for KR under coach Gregg Ryder, showing promise for the season.
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This weekend marked the return of Finnish top-flight football with notable English involvement. Players like Calum Ward, Ashley Coffey, Jake Dunwoody, Imani Lanquedoc, and Alfie Cicale made their presence felt, including debuts for Brooklyn Lyons-Foster and Luke Plange with HJK.
As 2020 heads further into its final weeks, league seasons across the world are coming to an end. It has been one of the most disrupted years in history with many competitions being halted for several months, starting later or just not starting at all, as was the case in the lower tiers of Norwegian […]
Congratulations to two English abroad who made their professional league debuts yesterday! Andrew Mills featured for Swedish top-flight side Östersunds and Veron Parkes came off the bench to make his senior debut for Dutch second-tier side FC Dordrecht. Andrew Mills – the key info (information obtained from the player himself)Position: GoalkeeperDate of birth: 12/12/93Place of […]
It has been a barren few months for English players abroad. Of course there has been a handful of leagues which have continued throughout the global pandemic but unfortunately there has been no Englishman brave enough to compete in Belarus, Turkmenistan and Nicaragua. That all changes this weekend though with the return of the top […]
Friday 5th April Shayon Harrison kicked off a big weekend for English abroad as he started for Melbourne City against Brisbane Roar. The forward on loan from Spurs scored in the second half to help his side secure a 4-1 win. It was his second goal in seven games since joining on loan in January. […]
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USL League One preview
On Friday night, America’s new fully-professional third tier will kick off. The USL League One was announced in April 2017 and now two years on, it is ready to begin with ten teams, five of which are newly-formed. The new division will sit below MLS and the USL Championship, although of course there is no […]
In the initial list of eligible players for the 2019 MLS Superdraft, there were no English players but from the revised list ahead of today’s event, there are nine English players included, which is great news. Here’s a look at the English prospects. Dan Bent – Wright State University, Ohio A defender formerly of Gillingham, […]
So tomorrow is the 20th edition of the MLS Superdraft. It’s a concept which may seem alien to us Europeans, clubs taking turns to pick a player from a list of eligible college graduates, but it’s a system very popular in American sports. There have been some great success stories from the Superdraft in the […]
The top flight of football in New Zealand began in October and last weekend saw gameweek 5 take place. There has been a healthy number of Englishmen involved so far so let’s take a look at how they’re all getting on. Unsurprisingly Auckland sit top of the table with five wins from five. They have […]
English Players Abroad 