Preview of Americans Abroad: Spotlight on Wright, Musah, and other standout players

Americans Abroad Weekend Preview: Wright, Musah, and more



Coventry City’s promotion aspirations may be in jeopardy, but Mark Robins’ team is still vying for silverware this spring. The Sky Blues are set to clash with Manchester United on Sunday in the FA Cup semifinals at Wembley Stadium. Haji Wright and his Coventry City teammates are aiming for another upset after defeating Wolves in the quarterfinals. Wright, who has had a standout season with Coventry City, scored the winning goal against Wolves and has netted a total of 17 goals in all competitions. The U.S. men’s national team striker will be looking to put in a strong performance as Coventry City strives to make it to the final in May.

Among other matches in England, Antonee Robinson and Fulham will face Liverpool, while Gio Reyna and Nottingham Forest take on Everton. In Italy, Yunus Musah and Christian Pulisic will go up against Inter Milan. Over in Spain, Johnny Cardoso and Real Betis are set to play against Valencia. Additionally, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Dante Polvara will meet in the Scottish Cup Semifinals, Folarin Balogun and AS Monaco will visit Brest, Brandon Vazquez and Monterrey will face Club Leon, and Bryan Reynolds and Marlon Fossey will compete in Belgian Pro League action. George Bello and LASK will take on Hartberg.

Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:

Europe Women’s Champions League
Catarina Macario and Chelsea will visit Barcelona on Saturday.

England Premier League
Tyler Adams and Bournemouth will visit Aston Villa on Sunday. Fulham, led by Antonee Robinson and Tim Ream, will host Liverpool on Sunday. Auston Trusty and Sheffield United will host Burnley on Saturday. Nottingham Forest, with Gio Reyna and Matt Turner, will visit Everton on Sunday. Crystal Palace’s Chris Richards is out due to injury, and Burnley’s Luca Koleosho is also sidelined.

FA Cup
Haji Wright and Coventry City will face Manchester United on Sunday.

EFL Championship
Ethan Horvath and Cardiff City will host Southampton on Saturday. Josh Sargent and Norwich City will host Bristol City on Saturday. Stoke City, with Lynden Gooch, will face Plymouth Argyle at home on Saturday. Reggie Cannon and QPR will host Duane Holmes and Preston North End on Saturday. Daryl Dike is out for the season with an Achilles injury.

League One
Donovan Pines and Barnsley will visit Blackpool on Saturday.

League Two
Jonathan Tomkinson and Bradford City will visit Walsall on Saturday.

WSL
Emily Fox and Arsenal will host Leicester City on Sunday.

Germany Bundesliga
Kevin Paredes and Wolfsburg will host Bochum on Saturday. Union Berlin, with Brenden Aaronson, will face Bayern Munich at home on Saturday. Eintracht Frankfurt, led by Timmy Chandler, will host Augsburg on Friday. John Brooks and Hoffenheim will host Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday.

Italy Serie A
Christian Pulisic, Yunus Musah, and AC Milan will host Inter Milan on Monday. Weston McKennie and Tim Weah of Juventus will visit Cagliari on Friday.

Serie B
Tanner Tessmann and Gianluca Busio of Venezia will visit Andrija Novakovich and Lecco on Sunday. Palermo, with Kristoffer Lund, will host Parma on Friday. Nicholas Gioacchini and Como will visit FeralpiSalo on Saturday.

Spain La Liga
Johnny Cardoso and Real Betis will visit Valencia on Saturday. Luca De La Torre and Celta Vigo will host Las Palmas on Saturday.

Segunda Liga
Jonathan Gomez and CD Mirandes will host Burgos on Sunday. Konrad De La Fuente and Eibar will host Alcorcon on Sunday.

The update has condensed the information to focus on the key matches and players while maintaining the original structure and format.