Crystal Palace and United States defender Chris Richards was taken from the field on a stretcher during his team's Carabao Cup game against Arsenal on Tuesday.

Utrecht v PSV – 6:15a on ESPN Select: The espresso match of the weekend sees Sergino Dest, Ricardo Pepi and PSV travelling to eighth place Utrecht early Sunday morning. Pepi started his third straight match last Saturday and scored for the third straight match as well while Dest added an assist in the 4-3 victory over Heracles.

Patrick Agyemang scored twice as Derby returned to winning ways with a comfortable 3-0 victory at Sky Bet Championship strugglers Sheffield Wednesday.

Christian Pulisic is Serie A's leading scorer, despite playing only 446 minutes. The U.S. can't afford to leave that kind of player on the bench.

US national team fans were not the only ones celebrating on Wednesday morning after the latest 2-0 win against Mexico helped guarantee a spot in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Executives at ESPN were also likely doing backflips after revealing that the USA ...