USMNT Watch: Geoff Cameron and Terrence Boyd Make Long-Awaited Returns

After a fall characterized by a spate of injuries for many Americans playing abroad, the positive news for United States men’s national team fans this weekend was the return from injury of Americans Geoff Cameron and Terrence Boyd.

John Anthony Brooks also earned a recall to Hertha Berlin’s first team after being publicly called out by his manager and being sent down to the reserve team before the international break. Danny Williams and Aron Johannsson, who also both suffered from early-season injuries, are back training with their clubs.

On the negative side, Joe Corona broke his foot this weekend and will join fellow American Joe Gyau—who hurt his knee on national team duty—on the sidelines for an extended spell.

Read about all the action here in this week’s edition of the “USMNT Watch."

The English Premier League Boys

Geoff Cameron made his long-awaited season debut in league play this weekend after being benched in the early going and then suffering through a groin injury. Cameron came on for the final 28 minutes of Stoke City’s 2-1 win over Swansea.

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Tim Howard got the best of the American goalkeeper battle this weekend as Everton beat Brad Guzan’s Aston Villa 3-0. Guzan finished as WhoScored.com’s lowest-rated player.

Jozy Altidore didn’t make the team for Sunderland this weekend, but that may have been for the best as the Black Cats lost 8-0 to Southampton.

Ze Germans

Timmy Chandler played the final 22 minutes of Eintracht Frankfurt’s 3-1 loss to Paderborn.

Fabian Johnson came off the bench in the 75th minute of Borussia Monchengladbach’s 3-0 win over Hannover.

Julian Green made the 18, but did not play this weekend for Hamburger SV.

John Anthony Brooks is out of the doghouse at Hertha Berlin and not only was recalled to the first team, but played the final 20 minutes of their 2-0 loss to Schalke.

Joe Gyau (Borussia Dortmund) is out injured after hurting his knee on national team duty.

In Bundesliga 2, Alfredo Morales started and went the distance in Ingolstadt’s 1-0 win over FSV Frankfurt.

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Terrence Boyd finally got into action this weekend after missing the first few weeks of the season with a knee injury. Boyd played the final 29 minutes of RB Leipzig’s 1-0 loss to Nurnberg.

Andrew Wooten went the distance for Sandhausen in their 3-1 loss to Union Berlin.

Bobby Wood played the last four minutes of 1860 Munich’s 4-1 loss to Aue.

In the English Championship

Tim Ream came on for the final 11 minutes of Bolton’s 1-0 win over Birmingham. For the Blues, both Brek Shea and Will Packwood didn’t make the team; Jonathan Spector is out injured.

Eric Lichaj started but came off at the half of Nottingham Forest’s 2-1 loss to Cardiff.

Emerson Hyndman made the bench but did not play for Fulham in their 1-0 win over Norwich.

Danny Williams is back training for Reading after returning from injury but did not make the bench for their match this weekend.

Elsewhere in Europe

Rubio Rubin started and played 58 minutes for Utrecht in their 3-1 win over FC Dordrecht.

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Mix Diskerud came off in the 35th minute of Rosenborg’s 3-2 win over Vaalerenga, apparently with a minor injury.

Conor O’Brien played 90 minutes for Wiener Neustadt in their 0-0 draw with Sturm Graz.

Sacha Kljestan was an unused substitute for Anderlecht on Saturday.

Aron Johannsson was not in the squad for AZ Alkmaar this weekend.

Alejandro Bedoya was not in the squad for Nantes.

Josh Gatt (Molde) is still out injured.

South of the Border

Herculez Gomez and Jose Torres both started in Tigres’ 1-0 win over Cruz Azul with Torres going the distance and Gomez coming off in the 75th minute.

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Greg Garza and Joe Corona were both 60th-minute substitutes for Tijuana in their 2-1 win over Queretaro, but Corona’s night only lasted 13 minutes as he had to be withdrawn after breaking his foot (via Goal.com’s Ives Galarcep). Paul Arriola was not in the squad for the Xolos.

Edgar Castillo went the distance in Atlas’ 2-0 loss to Toluca.

Michael Orozco played 70 minutes for Puebla in their 1-1 draw with Leones Negros.

Ventura Alvarado made the bench but did not play for America this weekend in their match against Monterrey. Alonso Hernandez was not in the squad for Monterrey.

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