It has not been the greatest season overall for Americans in Europe’s top leagues (more on that in a future post), and the final weekend of play fittingly contained plenty of agony — and a couple silver linings.
The world headquarters for sports agony this weekend was the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, where the home side was in prime position to clinch its first Bundesliga title in 11 years. All it needed to do was win against mid-table Mainz, a team with nothing to play for.
Reader, Borussia Dortmund did not win against mid-table Mainz, a team with nothing to play for.
Despite the devastation for Gio Reyna and co., it wasn’t a complete wash for Americans Abroad — or even in Americans in Germany — this weekend.
Let’s look back on a weekend filled with the highest highs and lowest lows for some Americans Abroad.