[U.S. UNDER-14 BOYS] Ben Lederman, the 12-year-old who entered Barcelona’s youth academy in 2011, is one of 36 playersU.S. under-14 national team head coach Hugo Perez has brought in for the team’s training camp that begins Saturday at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Lederman played for the “Alevin A” side in 2011-12 and […]
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U.S. Youth Soccer ODP boys rosters
[THANKSGIVING INTERREGIONAL] Teams from each of U.S. Youth Soccer’s four regions will participate in the 1998 and 1999 age group competition at the annual BoysThanksgiving Interregional Nov. 24-26 at Grande Sports World in Casa Grande, Ariz. For all the rosters … 1998 Region I Boys 0 Colin ShutlerBroadlands VA Loudoun Soccer 1 Joshua Levine Rockville […]
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Boys season kicks off in North Carolina
[NATIONAL LEAGUE] The 2012-2013 U.S. Youth Soccer National League season kicks off Nov. 15-18 with boys action in Wilson, N.C. Sixteen teamsdivided into two divisions will compete in four age groups: U-15 to U-18. Teams automatically qualify for the National League by finishing in the top two of their division the previous year, winningtheir respective […]
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NSCAA Boys High School Top 25
[RANKINGS] St. Benedict’s Prep of Newark, N.J., and Brentwood (N.Y.) High School remain 1-2 in the NSCAA Boys High School Top 25 fall rankings with 16-0-0records. Jesuit High School of Carmichael, Calif., and St. Xavier of Louisville, Ky., moved up one spot each to 4-5, while Chaminade College Prep (St. Louis, Mo.) climbed 14 spots […]
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USA set to face Brazil, Turkey and Portugal
[NIKE INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES] The U.S. under-17 national team will play Brazil, Turkey and Portugal in the 10th edition of the Nike International Friendliesto be held in conjunction with the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Winter Showcase Nov. 28-Dec. 4 at Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. The USA has participated every year,while Brazil is set […]
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Newcomer Orlando City undefeated in U-15/16
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY SPOTLIGHT] Orlando City, which joined the Academy league this season, started with four straight wins before a 1-1 tie withalso-undefeated Georgia United last Sunday. Orlando City, the 2011 USL PRO champion that has been working on bringing an MLS club to Central Florida, partnered with top clubs in Central Florida toform its Academy […]
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Family Ties at D.C. United
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY SPOTLIGHT] D.C. United’s U-17/18 squad features the son of four-time MLS champion Jaime Moreno and two youngerbrothers of current D.C. United 19-year-old star Andy Najar. Najar, the 2010 MLS Rookie of the Year, was a D.C. United Academy product who had emigrated from Honduras,which he represented at last summer’s Olympics. His brother Denis, […]
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MVLA teams off to fast start
[ECNL SPOTLIGHT] MVLA, the Northern California youth club in its first year of play in the Elite Clubs National League, has two teams — its U-17s and U-16s –in first place in the Northwest Conference. Both teams are unbeaten in conference play and overall. MVLA’s director of coaching is Albertin Montoya, who led FCGold Pride […]
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Thompson takes charge of Next Generation Series
[USL HIRING] Abe Thompson, who recently retired after an eight-year pro career, has joined United Soccer Leaguesmanagement team to oversee its youth initiative, the Next Generation Series. Thompson will serve as NGS director, overseeing all matters related to NGS administration, operations and competition. “Abe Thompson is the perfect choice for NGS director as he has […]
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Colorado Rush striker scores 17 goals in 11 games
[ECNL SPOTLIGHT] The U-14 Colorado Rush’s Civana Kuhlmann scored three goals in two wins last weekend to give her a league-leading 17 goals in11 games. The 13-year-old Civana’s latest goals came in wins over SC Del Sol (4-1) and Sereno SC (3-0). Her Rush team, coached by former MLS Colorado Rapids defender WesHart, is 8-0-1 […]