The U.S. U-15 boys national team, coached by John Hackworth, scored 12 goals in its three group-stage games at the Torneo Delle Nazioni before reaching the final with a penalty-kickshootout win after a scoreless semifinal against host Italy. After playing its first three games in Slovenia, which is hosting the 12-team tournament along with Austria […]
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Gall's goal gives U.S. U-20s 1-0 win over Croatia
Romain Gall‘s second-half goal was the difference as the U.S. under-20 national team wrapped up its camp in Austria with a 1-0 win over Croatia on Saturday. Philadelphia Union midfielder Zach Pfeffer fed Gall for the goal the second-year Columbus Crew player scored in the 66th minute, two minutes afterentering the game. Maki Tall had […]
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Alianza talent search enters eighth season
More than 5,000 teens are expected to attend Alianza de Futbol‘s Sueno tryouts in 11 cities across the USA in hopes of impressing scoutsfrom Mexican Liga MX clubs, the Mexican national team program and MLS clubs. Launched in 2008 to discover young Latino talent, this year’s Powerade Sueno Alianza begins in Phoenix April 25. Registration: […]
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Roster: U.S. U-18 boys head to Bosnia
U-18 boys national team coach Javier Perez has selected a 18-player squad to travel Bosnia & Herzegovina April 22-May 1. The roster includes goalkeeper JonathanKlinsmann, son of U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann, and Houston Dynamo academy forward Christian Lucatero, who trained with Mexico’s U-18 national team inFebruary. The USA will play three friendlies, against Siroki Brijeg, […]
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Ramos calls up Allen, Pfeffer and Roldan for U-20 trip
Tab Ramos has won the release of most of his MLS-based players for the U.S. U-20 national team’s trip to Austria to face Qatar on Tuesday, followed by a matchupagainst Croatia four days later. Both games will be played at Red Bull Arena, home of FC Red Bull Slazburg in Wals-Siezenheim, Austria. The squad includes […]
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Roster: Heinrichs selects 24 for U.S. U-18 women
U.S. Soccer Women’s Technical Director April Heinrichs will run a U-18 women’s training camp April 19-26 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. This age group –all 24 players were born in 1998 — is aiming for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The squad will play the WPSL’s San Diego […]
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Roster: U.S. U-14 boys convene for third 2015 camp
Coach Brian Johnson has named a 36-player squad for the U.S. U-14 boys national team’s third camp of 2015. The U-14s, who played three games in Spain in February, will train inCarson, Calif., April 18-26. On the Spain trip, Johnson’s team beat its Real Madrid (2-0) and Rayo Vallecano (4-0) counterparts and lost 2-0 to […]
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Roster: U.S. U-15 boys head to Europe
Coach John Hackworthhas named a 20-player U.S. U-15 boys national team squad for the 12th Tournament Delle Nazioni, hosted by Italy, Slovenia and Austria April 21-May 2. The U.S.team will first train in Italy before playing Group C games in Slovenia against Costa Rica, Slovenia and Croatia. Group A (England, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Italy) plays […]
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U.S. U-19 women's national team relaunched
The first U.S. U-19 women’s national team camp since 2004 will be held at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Carson, Calif., April 11-18 with 24 players. The relaunch of theU-19s is a part of an overall increase in programming for the USA’s youth women’s and girls national teams that now has teams U-14, […]
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Roster: U.S. U-20 women convene in Carson
Coach Michelle French continues preparations for the team that aims to qualify for the 2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup with a 24-player camp at the U.S. Soccer National TrainingCenter in Carson, Calif., April 11-18. The squad is split evenly between college players and a dozen still playing youth club ball. The U-20 World Cup has […]