With players in significant roles at some of the world's elite clubs, a young group of Americans abroad have broken through the glass ceiling that hovered over prior generations. Why now?
Gio Reyna scored his first Bundesliga goal, Weston McKennie looked like he belonged on his Juventus debut and Tyler Adams made a claim to hold onto his starting role as more top leagues across Europe got underway.
As another Bundesliga season begins, the German flight remains a harbor for rising American stars, whose development is vital to the success of the U.S. national team.
Josh Sargent and Tyler Boyd began their respective seasons with goals, while Juventus and Barcelona featured Americans in their most recent preseason tuneups.