New U.S. U-17 girls national team coach Mark Carr has named a 20-player roster as the U-17s kick off a new cycle with a trip to Italy and Slovenia April 19-30 forthe second annual Torneo Femminile Delle Nazioni. In this year’s competition, for players born in 2001 or later, the USA is in Group B with […]
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U.S. U-17 boys beat Japan three times
Coach John Hackworth added eight players to the U.S. U-17 Residency Program squad for a 37-player roster that played four games against Japan as the U.S. U-17 national teamcontinues its preparations for the 2017 U-17 World Cup qualifying tournament April 21-May 7 in Panama. The USA beat Japan 2-0 and 4-1 on March 19. Three […]
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Roster: U.S. U-16 girls head to California camp
Coach Jaime Frias’ second camp of 2017 for the U.S. U-16 girls national team takes place March 18-25 at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center in San Diego with 24players born in 2002. Fifteen of the players attended the first camp of the year in January. U.S. U-16 girls national teamGOALKEEPERS (3): *Mia Justus […]
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Roster: U.S. U-16 boys prep for France in Florida
A 24-player U.S. U-16 boys national team squad trained under Coach Shaun TsakirisMarch 5-13 in Bradenton, Florida. The team was preparing for the April 11-17 Mondial MinimesTournament in Montaigu, France, where the USA will face Belgium and Japan in first-round Group D play. Also at Mondial Minimes Tournament: France, Cameroon, China, Brazil, Denmark, Morocco,England, Mexico […]
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Roster: U.S. U-17 boys prep in Honduras
The U.S. U-17 boys national team is in Honduras for a Feb. 24-March 3 training camp preparing for the U-17 World Cup qualifying tournament hosted by Panama (April 21–May 7). Coach JohnHackworth took a 26-player squad to San Pedro Sula. The USA played Honduras in a friendly Feb. 27 and will have a rematch with […]
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U.S. U-18 girls tie England, 0-0
The U.S. U-18 women’s national team tied 0-0 with England to finish off its 10-day training camp in England that included a 3-1 win over the host six days earlier and a 5-0 win over Norway. The April Heinrichs-coached U.S. team U-18s once again outshot England, but goalkeeper Hannah Hampton posted seven saves and shut […]
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Roster: U.S. U-20 women start new cycle
The U.S. U-20 women’s national team, which aims to qualify for the 2018 U-20 World Cup, starts its new cycle with a Feb. 26-March 8 trip to La Manga, Spain that will include games against Norway(March 3), Germany (March 5) and France (March 7). The team of players born in 1998 or later will be […]
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U.S. U-18 girls beat Norway, 5-0
Sophia Smith, who scored twice in last Sunday’s U.S. U-18 girls national team’s 3-1 win over England, got a hat trick in a 5-0 win over Norway at the England national teamtraining center St. George’s Park. The Real Colorado striker (No. 9) also assisted on Cori Dyke’s goal. Summer Yates, who also scored against England, […]
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Roster: U.S. U-14 boys train in California
A squad of 36 players, all born in 2003, is taking part in a U.S. boys U-14 national team training camp Feb. 18-25 in Carson, California, under Coach Clint Peay. The camp willinclude friendly games against Club Tijuana’s U-15 (2002s) and U-14 (2003s) teams Feb. 24. Twenty of the players were part of the last […]
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Boys U.S. Soccer Development Academy: College commitments fall 2017
Forty-five of the Boys U.S. Soccer Development Academy clubs have reported 395 players making commitments college soccer programs for the fall of 2017. The Indiana Fire (16) and Capital AreaRailhawks-CASL (15) reported the most signings. Arsenal FC: Uriel Mosqueda (Cal Baptist Univ.), Brian Gonzalez (Cal Baptist Univ.), Alex Lara (Cal State Fullerton), DavisMoreno-Jaime (Cal State […]