An excerpt from “Das Reboot,” Raphael Honigstein‘s book on the revival of German soccer that led to its 2014 World Cup win, reveals the influence ofDietrich Weise — “an early prototype of the modern trainer. Not a dictatorial patriarch, more like a sensitive teacher, willing to listen to key players before coming to a decision.”Weise, […]
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Report: Ben Lederman leaving Barcelona for U.S. U-17 residency
Goal.com reports that 15-year-old Californian Ben Lederman, who joined Barcelona’s youth program in 2011 but has been banned from competitive play for the last year because ofBarcelona violating FIFA’s ban on the international transfer of minors, is joining the U.S. U-17 national team residency in Bradenton, Fla. Lederman was one of 10 Barcelona youth players […]
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Young American Lederman in limbo at Barcelona
Sam Borden checks in with the family of 15-year-old California product Ben Lederman, who joined Barcelona in 2011 but for the last year has beenbanned from playing in games for Barcelona’s youth teams because of FIFA’s enforcement of its ban on the transfer of minors across international borders. “It is killing him,” saidBen’s father, Danny […]
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A case against the birth-year registration switch
Skye Eddy Bruce lists possible adverse effects of U.S. Soccer’s mandate to changethe birth-year registration from an August-July format to January-December. “What are Madison or Michael’s parents going to think when they are told their child can’t play with 52% theirFirst Grade classmates, but instead, their 6-year-old First Grader, because of their late birthday, has […]
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Jimmy Obleda: 'Big academy clubs fish by net'
Tim Froh speaks with Fullerton Rangers coach and club director Jimmy Obleda about American youth clubs’ not being compensated for players who endup going pro. “I can tell you, our club, for the number of players that have gone on to play at the professional level, with the money we would make from those players […]
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U.S. Soccer to meet with youth clubs on compensation issue
Liviu Bird, who in June broke the story on youth club CrossfirePremier’s quest to receive from Tottenham Hotspur a portion of the transfer fee for DeAndre Yedlin that instead went to MLS, reports that U.S. Soccer has called a meeting in Chicagoon Oct. 16 with American youth clubs that are frustrated about being denied the […]
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Real Madrid Opens Up Three-Point La Liga Lead
Real Madrid returned to the top of La Liga on Sunday with a comfortable 3-0 win against Levante at the Santiago Bernabeu. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring with a towering headerfrom a corner in the 11th minute. Four minutes after the break, Ronaldo set up the second for Brazil international Marcelo, who curled in an […]