Coach John Hackworth has named a 23-player roster for the U.S. U-17 boys national team’s appearance at the AIFF Youth Cup in India May 11-26. The USA will play Tanzania (May15), host India (May 19), South Korea (May 21) and Malaysia (May 23). The final and third-place game take place May 25. The All India […]
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Roster: U.S. U-17 girls convene in Chula Vista
For the U-17 Women’s World Cup-bound U.S. team’s second camp since qualifying in March, Coach B.J. Snow has named a 24-player squad to train at the U.S. Olympic Training Centerin Chula Vista, Calif., from May 8-14. Seventeen of the players were part of the squad that won the Concacaf U-17 championship and clinched a spot […]
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U.S. U-18 boys tie Nomads
The U.S. U-18 men’s national team, after a 2-1 win over Tijuana Xolos, tied the Nomads Development Academy team, 1-1, during its Chula Vista, California training camp. The USA fielded 1999-bornplayers while the Nomads were a mix of 98s and 99s. The USA’s Jose Carranza (D.C. United) converted a stoppage-time penalty kick to equalize ChristianEnriquez‘s […]
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U.S. U-16 boys beat England, fall to Italy to finish sixth at Torneo Delle Nazioni
The U.S. U-16 boys national team, coached by Shaun Tsakiris, beat England on a penalty kick shootout after a 4-4 tie in the consolation bracket at the Torneo Delle Nazioni beforefalling, 4-0, to host Italy in the placement game for fifth place. USA Torneo Delle Nazioni 2016 ResultsCroatia 2 USA 1 (U.S. scorer:Gabriel Segal)USA 2 […]
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U.S. U-16 girls fall to Mexico on PKs
The U.S. U-16 girls national team fell to Mexico’s U-17s on a spot-kick tiebreaker, after a 1-1 tie, to finish in fourth place at the 1st Women’s Tournament Delle Nazioni in Italy. Coach Tricia Taliaferro’s team took a 22nd minute lead on a goal by Olivia Wingate of Massachusetts’ FC Stars but the Mexicans equalized […]
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U.S. U-16 boys down Brazil at Delle Nazioni tourney
The U.S. U-16 boys national team, after opening the 13th Tournament Delle Nazioni with a 2-1 loss to Croatia and a 2-2 tie with Slovenia, beat Brazil, 2-1, on goals by Konrad de laFuente and Marcelo Palomino on Wednesday. Barcelona-based de la Fuente opened the scoring in the 38th minute and Palomino (Houston Dynamo) scored the […]
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U.S. U-18 men beat Tijuana Xolos
The U.S. U-18 men’s national team squad, in midst of a 23-player April 23-30 camp at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California, beat U-20/18 Tijuana Xolos, 2-1, on goals by NickTaitague, from the penalty spot, and Brandon Servania, who struck with three minutes left. The U.S. U-18s, coached by Omid Namazi, face the […]
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U.S. U-16 girls beat Iran, 6-0, in historic game
In the first game between a U.S. women’s national team at any level against a Middle East nation, the U.S. U-16 girls national team beat Iran, 6-0, at the 1st International Women’sTournament of Gradisca in Italy. “It was a really cool experience to be able to play a team that the U.S. has never played […]
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Sueno MLS: 18 players reach national finals
Fifteen field players and three goalkeepers have reached the National Finals of Sueño MLS 2016, the talent search for teens that is broadcast reality show-style by Univision Deportes’República Deportiva. At this year’s National Finals, May 4-7 in Carson, California, the players will be coached by former Mexican national team stars Luis Hernandez,who played for the […]
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U.S. U-17 boys sweep Canada
The U.S. U-17 boys national team hosted Canada for two friendlies in Fort Lauderdale and won each game, 3-1. U.S. coach John Hackworth fielded lineups from players attending U.S.Soccer’s 2016 Spring Residency program in Bradenton, Florida. Floridian George Acosta, who scored six goals during the USA’s triumph last month at the 44th International Montaigu Tournament […]