There could be nine or more U.S. internationals in this year’s Champions League, depending on final transfersThere was a time when an American starring on a Champions League club was unthinkable. Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan, and Michael Bradley were among dozens of U.S. men’s national team standouts who knocked on the door, but ultimately never got a chance to play in Europe and arguably the world’s top club competition.Things have dramatically changed since then. There could be nine or more U.S. internationals in this year’s Champions League, depending on what happens once the transfer window closes. Last year set the mark, with a record 12 players. And there are a select few who could even find themselves in contention for the trophy.Recommended external contentVideoWe need your consent to show you content our Editorial team embedded from Video. You can toggle this (and all other embeds from Video across goal.com) on with one click only and deactivate as well.Always display Video contentI confirm that I would like to see external content. Personal identifiable data could be transferred to Third parties. Read more about it in our privacy policy.GOAL looks at the Americans in this year’s competition.
