We've talked a lot about the growing United States men's national team forward depth chart over the last few weeks, and rightfully so.
Most of the talk has been about Jozy Altidore and his red-hot form, but a few other forwards stated their cases to USMNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann with strong showings in Germany over the last week.
In addition to the big week from the German contingent, some of the top American stars based domestically started the MLS Cup play-offs.
Below is an in-depth look at those stories and more in our weekly USMNT Watch.