by Greg Seltzer for Soccer365

As the weekends starting to get busy for Americans in foreign lands, Kenny Cooper scored on his 1860 Munich debut in a 2-0 opening day win over David Yelldell's Koblenz.

The FC Dallas transplant bagged the winner with a precision header on 17 minutes and forced his compatriot into a few other saves before leaving to a standing ovation in the 72nd minute.

Also on 2.Bundesliga kickoff day, Matt Taylor helped FSV Frankfurt pull one back later in his 19 minutes, but the team were unable to avoid a 2-1 loss against visiting Duisburg.

Luis Robles served as back-up keeper for Kaiserslautern's 2-1 over Greuther Fürth.

Up a flight in the Bundesliga, Michael Bradley worked 70 minutes with a yellow card as Borussia Moenchengladbach let a three-goal halftime lead evaporate in a 3-3 draw at Bochum.

U.S. teammate Steve Cherundolo also was booked in his 90 minutes of Hannover 96's 1-0 defeat at Hertha Berlin.

On Ligue 1's opening day in France, Carlos Bocanegra went the distance at left back as Rennes posted a 3-0 victory against promoted Boulogne.

Meanwhile, Charlie Davies worked an active 17-minute Sochaux debut in a 1-0 win at Auxerre.

Another opening day took place in the English Championship, with Jay DeMerit captaining Watford to a 1-1 Doncaster draw.

Frank Simek watched from the dugout as Sheffield Wednesday played out a 2-2 draw with Barnsley.

In League One, Jemal Johnson made plenty of noise while wearing the skipper's armband, but MK Dons had to settle for a 0-0 season kickoff draw with Hartlepool.

Wycombe Wanderers forward Jon-Paul Pittman ended his 32 minutes off the bench by twice going agonizigly close in the waning moments of a 3-2 loss at Charlton.

Mike Grella was an unused sub in Leeds United's 2-1 triumph over Exter.

On another opening day, Charles Kazlauskas notched an assist from right midfield on his Hlmond Sport debut, a 4-0 rout of home side Fortuna Sittard.

In Denmark, Benny Feilhaber went the full 90 and Jeremiah White came on for 17 minutes as Aarhus GF held firm at the top of the SAS Liga table with a 2-1 success against Køge.

With a game still in hand on the leaders, Michael Parkhurst and FC Nordsjælland stand within range of a penthouse takeover after a 3-0 defeat of Silkeborg.

In nearby Sweden, Alejandro Bedoya and Örebro nudged closer to the top-five pack with a 1-0 triumph at second place Helsingborgs.

Next door in Norway's second flight, Joe Lapira woent the first 82 minutes of Nybergsund's 2-2 share with Ham-Kam.

Finally, in Mexico, Jose Torres pitched in 37 minutes for Pachuca's 2-0 win at Atlante.

Michael Orozco went the route on San Luis' backline in a 2-1 defeat at Morelia.

Indios dropped a 1-0 decision to Club America, with Marco Vidal in midfield.

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