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U.S. national team centerback Clarence Goodson is going to be entering the Gold Cup on a good run of form.
Goodson scored his second goal of the season for Danish outfit Brondby, heading home a corner kick in the early moments of his club's 1-1 draw with FC Nordsjaelland on Wednesday. With one game remaining in the season, Brondby has already clinched a place in the UEFA Europa League and will look to fend off FC Midtjylland, with whom it is level on points but ahead on goal differential, for third place in the Superliga.
Goodson went the distance for Brondby -- as did Michael Parkhurst for Nordsjaelland -- and will compete for a starting spot on the United States' back line in this summer's tournament.
Here are a couple of other items involving Americans Abroad:
Despite missing the latter part of the season with a knee injury, Stuart Holden was named Bolton's Player of the Year by the club and the media at the club's end-of-the-season banquet.
Holden was a huge part of Bolton's success this season, establishing himself as one of the top tackling central midfielders in the Premier League. He suffered an unfortunate injury when he collided with Manchester United's Jonny Evans and is rehabilitating to try and be ready for the start of the upcoming season.
MONCHENGLADBACH STAYS UP
Borussia Monchengladbach, the parent club of U.S. national team midfielder Michael Bradley, won its relegation playoff against 2. Bundesliga side VfL Bochum and will remain in the Bundesliga next season.
Monchengladbach won the first leg of their playoff tie, 1-0, and forced a 1-1 draw in Wednesday's second leg to seal its fate in Germany's top flight.
Bradley is under contract with the club through next summer, though he has been linked with a move away from the club ever since going on loan to Aston Villa in the winter.
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Do you think Goodson should start for the United States in the Gold Cup? What do you think of Holden winning the Player of the Year for his club? Do you think it would be good for Bradley to play out his contract with Monchengladbach now that it's safely in the Bundesliga for next season?
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