Classic old photos of Americans Abroad

As a new generation of young American talent emerges for clubs abroad, we figured it'd be an appropriate time to look back at some of the stars before them who plied their trade overseas while starring for the national team. Check out some of these classic photos of some of the most notable Americans Abroad in modern era U.S. history.

Classic old photos of Americans Abroad

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American tandem Brian McBride and Carlos Bocanegra celebrate the former's goal against Portsmouth in May 2004.

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Landon Donovan plays for Bayer Leverkusen vs. Mainz in February 2005.

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Blackburn goalkeeper Brad Friedel chases down Newcastle's Michael Owen in a 2008 Premier League match.

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Jay DeMerit defends against Cristiano Ronaldo in Watford's FA Cup semifinal vs. Manchester United in 2007.

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Earnie Stewart poses in the stands at the home stadium of Dutch club Willem II, where he played from 1990 to 1996.

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American-on-American crime: Clint Dempsey scores for Fulham on Reading goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann in a November 2007 Premier League match.

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Oguchi Onyewu, playing for Standard Liege, defends against Liverpool's Robbie Keane in a Champions League qualifying match in August 2008.

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Tim Howard stands with Manchester United teammates Wayne Rooney and John O'Shea in Hong Kong in July 2005.

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Stuart Holden tries to take the ball off Gareth Bale in a Bolton-Tottenham FA Cup clash in February 2010.

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Anderlecht's Sacha Kljestan chases down PSG's Zlatan Ibrahimovic in a Champions League group match in 2013.

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Kasey Keller mans the goal for Leicester City against Charlton Athletic in November 1998.

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Sheffield Wednesday's John Harkes races by Arsenal's Ian Wright in the 1993 FA Cup final, which went to an eventual replay.

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Jovan Kirovski, the first American to win the Champions League, plays for Borussia Dortmund in March 1998.

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PSV Eindhoven's DaMarcus Beasley gets tangled with AC Milan's Gennaro Gattuso in a 2005 Champions League battle in Milan.

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John O'Brien dribbles down the field for Ajax in the 2002-2003 Champions League.

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Michael Bradley is mobbed by his teammates after scoring for Heerenveen in an Eredivisie match vs. AZ Alkmaar in January 2008.

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Jozy Altidore tries to take a shot for Villarreal against PAOK in a UEFA Europa League group match in November 2010.

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Eric Wynalda walks off the field for German club Saarbrucken in April 1994.

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Maurice Edu scores the game-winning goal for Rangers vs. Celtic in a heated Old Firm derby in February 2010.

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Tony Sanneh defends for Hertha Berlin against Moldovan club FC Zimbru Chisinau in a UEFA Cup match in Berlin in September 2000.

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Steve Cherundolo celebrates a goal for Hannover against Wolfsburg in October 2004.

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Alexi Lalas defends for Padova against Torino in Italy's top flight in September 1995.

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Manchester City's Claudio Reyna goes head-to-head with Arsenal's Dennis Bergkamp in a Premier League battle in February 2004.

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