Chievo Verona sporting director Giovanni Sartori went on the record on Tuesday to discuss interest he has received for Michael Bradley.

Bradley, 24, has been with Chievo for just one season but his play has attracted the interest of numerous other Serie A clubs.

After 140 years of soccer history, it looks like Rangers FC will cease to exist, affecting three American players.

Early last week Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) rejected the final deal that would allow Rangers FC to survive. Rejecting Rangers' Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) offer means that the entity of Rangers Football Club PLC will vanish.

The US team defeated Antigua 3-1 in their first World Cup qualifier for Brazil 2014 and here are observations.

The US won but this was disappointing

The U.S. lost 4-1 but the score did not tell the whole story of the game. It could have been better, and equally have been worse.

These are my player ratings after watching the game and considering the result over night.

The US easily defeated Scotland 5-1 and here is how the players performed on an individual basis.

[b]Player ratings:

Caleb Patterson-Sewell has been rewarded after enjoying a strong season keeping Atletico CP afloat despite their woeful offense.

The Tennessee-born, Australia-raised goalkeeper Patterson-Sewell became the first American on the move this summer as he signed with Vitoria Setubal in the Portuguese top flight after spending the 2011-2012 season with second division Atletico.

Tuesday night's Special Edition episode of the Yanks Abroad Podcast is online.

After Jurgen Klinsmann released his preliminary National Team roster for the summer, it was decided to go live with a special episode of the Yanks Abroad Podcast to provide immediate analysis on his selections and the players that were not included, with the obvious focus being on Timmy Chandler.

American defender Zak Whitbread has been released by Norwich City following another injury-plagued season.

It was another half season for Whitbread as he missed almost four months of action due to a series of injuries at the start and end the campaign. Whitbread looked very strong since January, earning plaudits and speculation that he would be picked by Jurgen Klinsmann to finally represent the U.S. National Team this summer.

Yesterday it was announced that the US national team is moving on without Timothy Chandler.

When the initial part of the US roster was announced on Tuesday, Timothy Chandler's name was not included and Jurgen Klinsmann said that the German-born right back wants to "take a break" from the US team.

On Sunday, US U-20 midfielder/defender Caleb Stanko earned impressive silverware.

Stanko, 18, started and played a full 90 for Freiburg's U-19 team as they defeated Hertha Berlin 2-1 in the finals of the U-19 German Cup. Hertha Berlin started US U-20 central defender John Anthony Brooks and Jerome Kisewetter who has also been making the transition from forward to defender.