It was another eventful week for young Americans both at home and abroad. The U-17’s are getting ready for World Cup qualification and the U-20’s will be assembling soon for their World Cup. In the meantime the seasons in most leagues are coming to a close with important games remaining. For any new readers, the rating field for each player reflects how much I think they should be called up to the senior national team at the next opportunity (1-nowhere’s near ready; 5-absolutely call him up). Here’s what’s going on this week:
The matchup between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke had massive implications on both ends of the spectrum in the Bundesliga.