Eight nations, including the USA, are competing at the Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship in Grenada March 3-13, in St. George’s, Grenada, for three spots at the 2016 U-17 Women’sWorld Cup in Jordan Sept. 30-Oct. 21. Four teams have U.S. dual nationals on their 20-player rosters: Mexico (9 U.S. players), Jamaica (8) Grenada (3), Costa Rica […]
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Roster: U.S. U-18 boys head to Argentina
U.S. U-18 men’s national team coach Omid Namazi has named a roster of 20 players (all 1999-born) for a March 7-17 training camp in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The rosterincludes eight returnees from Namazi’s 36-player January camp in Bradenton, Florida. This team’s players are eligible for the U.S. U-20 squad that will play in the 2017 […]
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Roster: U-15 U.S. girls gather for first 2016 camp
A squad of 26 players will convene for the first 2016 U.S. U-15 girls national team (2001s) camp of 2016, Feb. 27-March 5. The camp will be run by U.S. Soccer Women’s Development coachMark Carr. This age group’s ultimate aim is to qualify for the 2018 U-17 Women’s World Cup. U.S. U-15 girls nationalteams GOALKEEPERS […]
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U.S. Soccer Development Academy: College Commitments
The U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s list of players committing to colleges for the 2017 collegiate season comes from reports from 48 of the 74 full academy (through U-18) boys clubs. NewJersey’s Players Development Academy (PDA) leads with 17 players headed to college ball. The 48 clubs reported a total of 414 college commitments: Beachside ofConnecticut: […]
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Nine NCAA finalists on U.S. U-20 women's roster
U.S. U-20 women’s national team coach Michelle French has named a 22-player roster for the La Manga Tournament in Spain March 2-6. The squad includes 14 players whoweren’t part of the squad that finished first at the December qualifying tournament for the 2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup. The U.S. U-20s will face the U-23 national […]
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U.S. U-17 girls beat Japan to win NTC Invitational
The U.S. U-17 girls national team, coached by B.J. Snow, beat Japan on Monday, 2-1, in Carson, California, to clinch its third straight NTC Invitational. The USA, which alsobeat England (2-0) and South Korea (2-0) at this year’s edition, has a perfect 9-0-0 record over the past three NTC Invitationals. Against Japan, the USA went […]
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Roster: U.S. Club's id2 Spain tour
Eighteen players from 18 clubs were named to Coach Gerry McKeown‘s squad for the 2016 id2 National Selection International Tour to Spain Feb. 20-March 2. The team, comprised of 16players born in 2002 and two in 2003, will face their counterparts in the youth programs of Valencia, Villarreal, Espanyol and Barcelona. The two 2003s are […]
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U.S. U-17s girls down England and South Korea
The U.S. U-17 girls national team will win the 2016 U-17 NTC Invitational in Carson, Calif., with a victory or tie against Japan thanks to 2-0 victories over South Korea on Saturday and England onThursday. The Colorado Rush’s Civana Kuhlmann scored twice in the last eight minutes in the win over England. She was assisted […]
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Development Academy adds 56 Clubs for U-12 Division
Fifty-six clubs will join the U.S. Soccer Development Academy at the U-12 level, which the DA will launch for the 2016-17 season. They join 78 existing Academy members that field teams for U-12competition for a total of 134 clubs. The expansion is intended to reduce travel distances between clubs at the youngest division in the […]
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Brad Friedel names 23-player U.S. men's U-19 roster
U.S. U-19 men’s national team coach Brad Friedel has named the first roster since taking the helm earlier this month. The 23-player squad will face Spain, France and host CanaryIslands at Copa de Atlantico four nations tournament Jan. 27-Feb. 6. The squad includes 10 players earning their first U.S. national team program call-ups. All players […]