By FRANCO PANIZO
In recent months, Alejandro Bedoya has been the subject of several transfer rumors. He'll likely be involved with more after his latest performance.
Bedoya was involved in all of Orebro SK's goals in the team's 3-1 win over GAIS on Sunday. He helped set up the opener with a shot that forced a save before a teammate knocked in a rebound, then followed that up with a cheeky backheel to assist on the club's second goal, and capped the scoring with a header. Bedoya's performance saw him break a personal-best in goals scored in a season (he now has four), and could force him onto the Gold Cup roster if he wasn't already on it.
Jozy Altidore did not find the back of the net, but he did earn a start as Bursaspor qualified for the Europa League with a 1-0 win against Genclerbirligi. Altidore started and played 68 minutes in Bursaspor's season finale.
Another youngster who earned a start this weekend was Joe Corona. Having played to a scoreless draw with Cuauhtemoc Blanco's Irapuato in the first leg of the promotion playoffs, the California-born midfielder helped Tijuana gain promotion to the Mexican first division with a 90-minute performance in a 2-1 win in which he scored a goal and added an assist.
Here is how the Americans Abroad fared this weekend:
England
PREMIERSHIP
- Tim Howard started, played 90 minutes and made 5 saves in Everton's 1-0 win vs. Chelsea on Sunday.
- Clint Dempsey started and played 90 minutes in Fulham's 2-2 draw vs. Arsenal on Sunday.
- Brad Friedel started, played 90 minutes and made 3 saves in Aston Villa's 1-0 win vs. Liverpool on Sunday.
- Brad Guzan did not dress for Aston Villa.
- Michael Bradley came off the bench and played 1 minute for Aston Villa.
- Marcus Hahnemann dressed but did not play in Wolverhampton Wanderers' 3-2 loss vs. Blackburn Rovers on Sunday.
- Jonathan Spector did not dress in West Ham United's 3-0 loss vs. Sunderland on Sunday.
- Stuart Holden did not dress in Bolton Wanderers' 2-0 loss vs. Manchester City on Sunday. He is recovering from a knee injury.
- Jermaine Jones started and played 90 minutes in Blackburn Rovers' 3-2 win vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday.
Scotland
- Dominic Cervi did not dress in Celtic's 3-0 win vs. Motherwell in the Scottish Cup final on Saturday.
Germany
- David Yelldell started and played 90 minutes in MSV Duisburg's 5-0 loss vs. Schalke 04 in the DFB Pokal final on Saturday.
France
LIGUE 1
- Carlos Bocanegra started and played 90 minutes in St Etienne's 2-1 loss vs. Sochaux on Saturday.
LIGUE 2
- Quentin Westberg started and played 90 minutes in Evian Thonon Gaillard's 2-1 win vs. Stade de Reims on Friday.
Turkey
SUPER LIG
- Jozy Altidore started and played 68 minutes in Bursaspor's 1-0 win vs. Genclerbirligi on Saturday.
BANK ASYA 1. LIG
- Freddy Adu and Caykur Rizespor play Orduspor in the first leg of the semifinals of the promotion playoffs on Monday.
Denmark
- Michael Parkhurst started and played 90 minutes in FC Nordsjaelland's 3-2 win vs. FC Midtjylland in the Landspokal final on Sunday.
- Marcus Tracy did not dress in Aalborg BK's 4-3 loss vs. Silkeborg on Friday. He is recovering from a knee injury.
- Chris Rolfe started and played 90 minutes for Aalborg BK.
- Clarence Goodson started and played 90 minutes in Brondby IF's 2-1 win vs. Lyngby on Friday.
Sweden
- Alejandro Bedoya started, played 90 minutes, received a yellow card, scored a GOAL and got an ASSIST in Orebro SK's 3-1 win vs. GAIS on Sunday.
- Ryan Miller and Halmstads BK play Elfsborg on Monday.
- Gale Agbossoumonde and Djurgardens IF play Mjallby on Monday.
Norway
- Mixx Diskerud started and played 90 minutes in Stabaek IF's 3-2 win vs. Odd Grenland on Sunday.
- Josh Gatt did not dress in Molde FK's 2-1 win vs. Fredrikstad on Sunday. He just returned from playing with the U.S. U-20 national team.
- Sean Cunningham did not dress for Molde FK. He just returned from playing with the U.S. U-20 national team.
Mexico
- Joe Corona started, played 90 minutes, scored a GOAL and had an ASSIST in Tijuana's 2-1 win vs. Irapuato in the second leg of the promotion playoffs.
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What do you think of these performances? Expecting Bedoya to play and make an impact in the Gold Cup (should he make the team)? Think Corona could potentially make the U.S. team for the 2012 Olympics?
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