Tony Taylor netted two goals as Estoril defeated third division Mafra 3-0 in a friendly on Wednesday morning.

The game was scheduled so that Estoril could maintain their competitive rhythm over this weekend's international break.

After this weekend's games in Europe in MLS, Jurgen Klinsmann will announce the USMNT roster for the upcoming games.

It's unclear as to who will make the team but changes will likely have to be made from the subpar performance in Honduras last month.

Jurgen Klinsmann made a few revealing statements in his twitter session yesterday.

The first is that Clint Dempsey is back to full training and should be ready to go for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Cost Rica and Mexico.

Carlos Bocanegra is in jeopardy of missing his fifth straight Racing Santander match this weekend.

Bocanegra's last appearance for Racing came in a February 2 win over Sporting Gíjon, when he picked up a yellow card in the 69th minute.

This past weekend saw highs and lows for Americans and he is a quick rundown of the highlights.

First of all it was good weekend for Herculez Gomez who scored two goals and added an assist for Santos Laguna in a 3-1 win over Jaguares.

Over the weekend Jozy Altidore scored his 24th for AZ Alkmaar setting a record for an American player in Europe.

The previous record was set just last year by Fulham's Clint Dempsey who scored 23 goals across all competitions for the Premier League club.

Tuesday was a great day for American soccer that will have fans happy even despite recent struggles of the national team.

First, the US U-20 team qualified for the 2013 World Cup in Turkey with a convincing 4-2 win over Canada. In the victory, the Americans played attractive, skillful soccer that showed progress at the youth level. Following recent failures of the 2011 U-20 team and the 2012 U-23 team, this a good performance from this team was needed and the players delivered.

Duane Holmes has been nominated by the Football League for Championship Apprentice of the Year.

Holmes, 18, has been with Huddersfield Town since the Under-9 level and now currently stars for the club's U-18 and U-21 teams. Despite playing as a withdrawn midfielder, he is the leading scorer for the U-18 team.

United States U-20 national team head coach named Freiburg's Caleb Stanko as the team's captain for World Cup qualifying

Stanko, 19, has been a regular with the US U20 team this entire cycle where he has featured in central defense, defensive midfield, and right back.

American midfielder Anthony Ampaipitakwong is quietly doing very well at Buriram United in Thailand

This week, Ampaipitakwong and Buriram advanced to the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage after Buriram United defeated the Brisbane Roar on penalty kicks following a 0-0 draw in the qualifying playoff. Ampaipitakwong started and was subbed off in the 103rd minute.