Yanks in Europe: Dempsey, Fulham beat Man U.

Let's take a look out how USMNT players are doing in Europe this morning:

England

-Clint Dempsey played 90 minutes in Fulham's surprise 3-0 victory over EPL title contenders Manchester United. After receiving somewhat of a break midweek in Fulham's Europa match, Dempsey got the start and looked sharp in the attack, getting very involved in a number of threatening build-ups for the hosts. He assisted on the second goal of the match, just seconds into the second half, by heading a ball down for Bobby Zamora, who finished from six yards out. In addition to the assist and attacking contributions, Dempsey also displayed a good work rate to track back and help out in the defense.

Dempsey drew a lot of praise from the commentators, who seem to be giving a lot more attention to American players since the World Cup draw.

-Jozy Altidore was not in the matchday squad for Hull City in their match against Arsenal. It is not yet known why Altidore was excluded.

-Jay DeMerit started and went 90 minutes in Watford's 2-1 loss to Peterborough United. Another step in the right direction for DeMerit, who is on the fast track to regaining match fitness and form as 2009 draws to a close.

Scotland

-DaMarcus Beasley has done it again, turning in another quality performance in a Rangers victory. Beasley replicated his midweek success by adding another goal and assist to his stat line, part of Rangers' 6-1 rout of Motherwell. In his fourth consecutive start, Beasley went 90 minutes, contributing to a Rangers attack that has looked more active since his insertion into the lineup. With the result essentially secured, Beasley added to the misery of the visitors by bagging a goal in the 84th minute to make the score 5-1. He finished from about 12 yards out with his right foot from a fairly acute angle.

Just minutes later, Beasley made a nice move to free himself deep in the midfield before playing a beautiful ball over the top to Kyle Lafferty, who finished to run the score to 6-1. Beasley continues to look fantastic in his appearances for Rangers, whose fine run of form has put them at the top of the SPL table. As we said last week, it just seems more and more likely each week that we'll be seeing Beasley in South Africa next summer.

Germany

-Michael Bradley went 90 minutes in Borussia Monchengladbach's 3-2 loss to title contenders Bayer Leverkusen. The match is 'Gladbach's last Bundesliga match of 2009.

-Steve Cherundolo played 90 mintues at right back in Hannover 96's 3-2 loss to VfL Bochum. He also picked up an assist and a yellow card in the match.

France

-Carlos Bocanegra was an unused substitute in Stade Rennes' 1-0 home victory over Paris Saint Germain. After a long stretch on consistent starts, Bocanegra has now gone three matches without one. He will look to reassert himself in the starting XI in the coming weeks.