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Dempsey scores three goals in Fulham victories; interest from EPL powers grows.

Bradley scores first goal with Chievo in 3-2 victory over Catania.

Lichaj returns to score one, assist another, but Aston Villa loses to Chelsea.

Bocanegra is sent off, but Rangers delay Celtic championship celebration 3-2.

Jones scores winner, adds assist to send Schalke past Twente to Europa quarterfinals.

Howard wins faceoff with Friedel; Everton edges Spurs 1-0.

Heavy workload doesn't slow Dempsey; he scores two more goals for Fulham.

Donovan misses Everton farewell game with illness, returns to California.

Onyewu tears ligament, meniscus in right knee, will be lost to Sporting for two months.

Donovan misses Everton farewell game with illness, returns to California.

Davies restarts his comeback with late relief role for Sochaux.

Dempsey provides another key goal, helps Fulham tie West Brom 1-1.

Onyewu nods home two goals, leading Sporting Lisbon past Beira-Mar 2-0 in Portugal.

Dempsey records another hat trick to lead Fulham past Newcastle 5-2.

Friedel's eighth shutout leads Spurs to 2-0 decision over Everton.

Dempsey hat trick sparks Fulham to advance to FA Cup fourth round.

Donovan joins Everton, sees Howard score from his penalty area.

Dempsey scores again for Fulham in draw with Chelsea.

Dempsey thrives, but Fulham struggles in EPL, Europa League.

Guzan is sharp in first EPL start, Aston Villa's 2-1 win over Bolton.

Dempsey sets American EPL mark with 37th goal; Fulham edges Liverpool 1-0.

With Bocanegra absent, Glasgow Rangers are stunned by Kilmarnock.

Goodson's first goal sends Brøndby past FC Copenhagen.

Dempsey again daunted by American keeper while Fulham falls to Hotspur.

Dempsey strike sparks Fulham victory, ties McBride for EPL goal record.

Howard makes big saves, leads Everton past Fulham in Premier League.

Minor knee surgery turns major; Holden to miss most or all of Premier League season.

Howard, Friedel, Dempsey participate in bitter English rivalries.

Bocanegra, Edu goals power first-place Rangers past Dunfermline 4-0 in Scotland.

Americans Abroad

Altidore's two goals allow AZ Alkmaar to tie Twente 2-2.

(Friday, April 13, 2012) -- United States striker Jozy Altidore scored both goals Wednesday for AZ Alkmaar in a 2-2 with FC Twente in the Dutch Eredivisie.

His first goal came off a corner kick when he pushed a defender away and ripped the ball past goalkeeper Sander Boschker for a 1-0 lead. Twente members wanted a foul called for the push, but referee Pieter Vink let it go.

The second goal came in the 70th minute and it was a thing of beauty. Altidore passed to a teammate in the middle, got the ball back while surrounded by defenders, but found enough space to blast the a shot into a lower corner of the net for a 2-1 advantage.

Altidore came out in the 80th minute for a defender, but AZ could not hold the lead and gave up a soft goal to Emir Bajrami in the 90th minute to surrender two badly needed points.

In second place, AZ (17-5-7, 58 points) slipped three points behind Ajax Amsterdam (18-4-7). In the German Bundesliga Wednesday, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim had a surprisingly easy time with Hamburger SV, winning 4-0.

German-American Fabian Johnson started for Hoffenheim at left back and scored his club's third goal. It was Johnson's third goal of the season and the ninth of his career.

German-American defender-midfielder Danny Williams played the final five minutes for Hoffenheim, while American forward Joe Gyau did not dress. German-American defender Timmy Chandler recorded an assist in a 90-minute effort for FC Nürnberg in a 4-1 victory over FC Scahlke 04.

German-Amerocan midfielder Jermaine Jones played 64 minutes for Schalke and, as usual, picked up a yellow card.

U.S. defender Steve Cherundolo went the distance on the right side for Hannover 96, which defeated VfL Wolfsburg 2-0.

German-American Andrew Wooten played the final 25 minutes for 1. FC Kaiserslautern's in its 3-1 loss to Bayer Leverkusen.

American keeper David Yelldell did not dress for Leverkusen.

German-American defender-midfielder Alfredo Morales dressed, but did not play for Hertha Berlin in its 2-1 loss to SC Freiburg.

German-American striker Terrence Boyd continues to have difficulty getting first-team minutes and did not dress for Borussia Dortmund in its 1-0 win over Bayern Munich.

In the second-division 2. Bundesliga, American forward Matt Taylor played the final two minutes for SC Paderborn 07 in its 2-0 shutout of FC Erzgebirge Aue.

American striker Bobby Wood did not dress for TSV 1860 Munich and keeper Luis Robles did not dress for Karlsruher SC in their midweek matches.

In Italy, U.S. midfielder Michael Bradley could not duplicate his goal scoring heroics from his previous outing, but he went the distance for Chievo Verona, a 1-0 loser to AC Milan.

In Belgium, U.S. midfielder Sacha Kljestan went 90 minutes and picked up a yellow card for RSC Anderlecht, which defeated KAA Gent 4-1.

U.S. midfielder Mix Diskerud played 76 minutes for Gent.

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