Jesse Marsch made history on Friday as he led Red Bull Salzburg to victory in the Austrian Cup Final.

The achievement, which came after a 5-0 win over Austria Lustenau, marks the first piece of silverware for the American coach since he appointed to the post of the Austrian Bundesliga team last year.

VfB Stuttgart has locked down Pellegrino Matarazzo to a new contract as he leads the team to the brink of promotion.

The 2. Bundesliga team announced on Thursday that they and the Italian-American coach have agreed to a one-year extension to his contract, which will now run until June 2022. This comes on the heels of the team's latest win - a 3-2 victory over fellow promotion chasers Hamburg.

With Jesse Marsch and David Wagner at the helms of teams in the top flight, YA will cover their exploits this season.

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The final stretch of the English league season is upon us, with several Americans on the verge of relegation with their teams.

While Manchester City have wrapped up the league title and most teams in the lower leagues have secured promotion or at least a playoff spot, there are a number of teams that have Americans on the books that are fighting for survival and in some cases, the odds are not in their favor.

The young soccer careers of Rubio Rubin and Brady Scott are headed in completely opposite directions.

Rubin, 21, spent the second half of the 2026-2017 season in Denmark with Superliga team Silkeborg after moving from FC Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie. The move proved to be fruitless for the forward as he only played in four games.

David Wagner and Huddersfield Town are on the brink of history as they look to achieve promotion to the Premier League.

Americans will have a vested interest in Monday's promotion final at Wembley Stadium as Danny Williams will take to the field to help Reading try to achieve a return to England's top flight. However, on the other side, Wagner will attempt to do what previous Huddersfield coaches have not in their tenures - guide the team to top on the similar path like Bournemouth.

I hate to be the harbinger of bad news, ladies and gentlemen, but Michael Orozco will start for the US men's national team in Jacksonville.

Yes, this will not be a popular decision, but Deandre Yedlin's suspension and Matt Besler leaving to meet his daughter whose birth he missed while scoring his first-ever goal for the U.S. means coach Jürgen Klinsmann has issues with his back four.

United States U20 and former UCSB keeper Justin vom Steeg has moved across the Atlantic to join 2nd Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf.

The team announced the signing as a roughly ten-month contract running through the end of the recently started season.

The last few days saw several young Americans across Europe making positive strides with first-team debuts or strong performances.

Most of the attention for young Yanks was dominated by the news of Julian Green earning a spot on the mighty FC Bayern's first-team roster for the upcoming season, however a number of other Americans made noteworthy gains.