In Europe, Christian Pulisic grabbed the headlines and gave his mom an early Mother's Day present with not one, but two goals in an A.C. Milan triumph. Meanwhile, Cameron Carter-Vickers and his Celtic teammates found themselves on the verge of clinching the Scottish Premiership crown.
Domestically, Jesús Ferreira reached an important MLS milestone for FC Dallas and Ben Cremaschi's second-half heroics lifted Inter Miami CF to a road win north of the border.
Additionally, Joe Scally, Djordje Mihailovic and Folarin Balogun all assisted on goals as members of the U.S. Men's National Team pool produced some more headlines last week.
Like all AC Milan players, Christian Pulisic wore his mother's maiden surname – Harlow - on the back of his jersey to honor his mom a day early of Mother's Day on Saturday, May 11. He struck twice for Milan in a 5-1 home romp over Cagliari in Italian Serie A, and then dedicated his goals to his mother, Kelley. The victory snapped a six-game winless streak across all competitions for the Rossoneri.
CP10’s 14th of the season!
— U.S. Soccer Men's National Team (@USMNT) May 11, 2024
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The USMNT star is enjoying a career year for Milan, having tallied 12 goals in the league and 15 across all competitions.
After Ismael Bennacer opened the scoring in the 35th minute, Pulisic doubled the lead in the 59th minute, driving in Rafael Leao's through ball into the left side of the net past goalkeeper Simone Scuffet. He added another goal, the final score of the match, in the 86th minute. The ball had appeared to be cleared off the goal line, but the game officials ruled it had crossed entirely over the line.
Count it! 🇺🇸@pulisic’s second of the day!
— U.S. Soccer Men's National Team (@USMNT) May 11, 2024
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With two games remaining in the season, Milan (22-6-8, 74 points) has been assured of a second-place finish, 18 points behind rival and champions Inter (29-2-5, 92).
Jesús Ferreira became the youngest player in MLS history to score 50 goals in the regular season, in FC Dallas' 2-1 home win over Austin FC on Saturday, May 11. Ferreira scored Dallas’ second goal, converting Petar Musa's lead pass for his second goal of the season in the 56th minute. Ferreira went 1-v-1 with goalkeeper Brad Stuver before slotting home his 12-yard shot into the lower right corner to become the third player in league history to reach 50 goals before his 24th birthday (23 years, 132 days), edging out New England Revolution’s midfielder Diego Fagundez (23 years, 256 days old) for the mark.
The youngest player to ever score 50 MLS regular season goals: Jesús Ferreira pic.twitter.com/FURidaQhKh
— FC Dallas (@FCDallas) May 12, 2024
After Celtic's 2-1 home win over Rangers in the Glasgow Derby on Saturday, May 11, defender Cameron Carter-Vickers and his teammates need only a draw in their last two Scottish Premiership matches to clinch the league title. Celtic (87) enjoys a six-point advantage over Rangers (81) as it will visit Kilmarnock on Wednesday, May 15 and close out the campaign at home against St. Mirren on Saturday, May 18. Carter-Vickers played the entire way for Celtic. A tie or a loss by Rangers in its final two matches also would give its foes the crown. Celtic and Rangers also will tussle for the Scottish Cup on May 25.
Midfielder Ben Cremaschi snapped a 2-2 tie in the 59th minute to lift Inter Miami CF to a 3-2 comeback triumph at CF Montreal on Saturday, May 11. Matias Rojas led an onrushing Cremaschi on the right flank. With a defender on his back and while falling to the ground, the 19-year-old Cremaschi slipped the ball past keeper Jonathan Sirois from 10 yards for his second goal of the campaign.
The accuracy from Matías Rojas to Benja who gives us the lead 🎯🤩 pic.twitter.com/ToQoBDGM97
— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) May 12, 2024
Crystal Palace defender-midfielder Chris Richards enjoyed a memorable week in the English Premier League as his side won twice, outscoring its foes, 7-1. Richards played the entire way in both victories. He assisted on Palace's second goal in in its 4-0 home romp over Manchester United on Monday, May 6 (on Jean-Philippe Mateta's 40th-minute goal) and helped the team to a 3-1 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, May 11).
JEAN-PHILIPPE MATETA HAS DONE IT AGAIN. 😱
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) May 6, 2024
His STUNNING strike makes it 2-0 Crystal Palace! pic.twitter.com/l2uV3mbbOc
Off the pitch, Richards also was honored at the Professional Football Association Community Awards dinner for his work with the Palace For Life Foundation. The foundation is the official charity of Crystal Palace, which has been working with the south London community for more than 25 years.
He's always smiling 😅 pic.twitter.com/xNneKomL06
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) May 7, 2024
Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven exercised its option to purchase midfielder Malik Tillman's contract from Bayern Munich on Friday, May 10. He played on loan with the Eredivisie club this past season.
MALIK TILLMAN = OURS! 💡 pic.twitter.com/RXSPbkvrZB
— PSV (@PSV) May 10, 2024
Joe Scally, Djordje Mihailovic and Folarin Balogun set up goals for their teams over the past weekend.
Scally, a defender, assisted on Robin Hack's ninth-minute goal, which lifted Borussia Monchengladbach into the lead in its 1-1 home draw with Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Saturday, May 11.
Mihailovic fed Rafael Navarro for the Colorado Rapids' first goal in the 33rd minute of its 3-2 loss to the visiting San Jose Earthquakes in MLS action on Saturday, May 11.
Rafael Navarro. Isso é tudo.
— Colorado Rapids (@ColoradoRapids) May 12, 2024
Rafa sneaks in to get his first at home!!#COLvSJ pic.twitter.com/0kcuZWVIIr
After coming on in the 44th minute, Balogun assisted on Monaco's first goal in its 2-0 victory at Montpellier in French Ligue 1 on Sunday, May 12. Balogun set up Kassoum Ouattara's tally in the 52nd minute.
Rafael Navarro. Isso é tudo.
— Colorado Rapids (@ColoradoRapids) May 12, 2024
Rafa sneaks in to get his first at home!!#COLvSJ pic.twitter.com/0kcuZWVIIr
Three USMNT players and their teams have reached the Liga MX Clausura semifinals. Alejandro Zendejas and Club America won its quarterfinal series with Pachuca as it advanced because it was the higher seeded team after playing to a 2-2 aggregate draw over two legs, after a pair of 1-1 ties. Cade Cowell and Guadalajara moved on after securing a 1-0 aggregate victory past Toluca over both legs, on the strength of a 1-0 home win. And Brandon Vazquez and Monterrey captured its series over Tigres UANL, 3-2, after winning the first leg on the road, 2-1, and then playing to a 1-1 home draw.
Guadalajara (first leg host) and America will play on May 15 and May 18, and Monterrey (first leg host) and Cruz Azul will meet on the same dates.
Goalkeeper Gaga Slonina recorded his sixth shutout of the Belgian Pro League season Eupen's 2-0 home victory over RWDM on Saturday, May 11. Slonina, who played on loan from Chelsea, made seven saves. Eupen was relegated to the second division last week.
Josh Sargent and his Norwich City played Leeds United to a scoreless home draw in the first leg of the English Championship semifinals on Sunday, May 12. Norwich City will visit Leeds in the second leg on Thursday, May 16.
