[AMERICANS ABROAD] Former FC Dallas academy star Jose de la Tejera scored for Santos in its 2-2 tie with Leon in the firstleg of the Liga MX sub-20 final. U.S. U-20 midfielder Benjamin Joya came on as a substitute for Santos’ top young prospect, Herbert Robinson, whose father is an American. Leon beat Tijuana, which […]
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Kickers and Strikers merge academy programs
[RICHMOND UNITED] The Richmond Kickers and Richmond Strikers are merging their Development Academy programs, marking the first time two current Development Academyclubs have united their academy programs. Players at the three levels (U-18, U-16 and U-14) won’t be required to pay traditional player fees or league travel expenses. The Kickers(part of the USL PRO club’s […]
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Scorpions and CUP Gold sweep four in Wilson
[NATIONAL LEAGUE] Just two teams — U-14 Scorpions SC Boston and U-17 CUP Gold (Ohio) — made it through four days of play in the U.S. Youth Soccer National Leaguein Wilson, N.C., with wins in each of their four games. After winning its first three contests, defending national champion Smithtown (N.Y.) Arsenal tied on Sunday […]
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U.S. under-15 boys national team roster
[WINTER SHOWCASE] U.S. under-15 boys national team coach Hugo Perez named an 18-player squad that will participate in theU.S. Soccer Development Academy Winter Showcase with matches against the U-15/16 New York Red Bulls, De Anza Force and Weston FC Dec. 12-15 at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. The team includes Ernesto Espinoza, […]
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National League kicks off with 80 teams
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] All 80 boys teams will be in action when the U.S. Youth Soccer National League kicks off its seventh season Thursday in Wilson, N.C. Teams willbe competing in the new under-14 age group all the way up through under-18s. National League: Scoreboard Florida’s Sunrise Elite, which became just the fourth boys […]
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U.S. under-20 women's national team roster
[NTC CAMP] With Concacaf qualifying scheduled for January, the U.S. under-20 women’s national team is set for a busy final five weeks of the year, beginning with atraining camp that opens Sunday at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. Players still involved in the NCAA Tournament will be […]
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NSCAA High School Fall Girls Top 25
[WEEKLY RANKINGS] Santa Rosa (Calif.) Maria Carillo won the North Coast Section title to take over the top spot in the NSCAA High School Fall Girls Top 25rankings. Allendale (N.J.) Northern Highlands is now No. 2 after extending its state record unbeaten streak to 70 games and winning a third straight North 1, Group 3 […]
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NSCAA High School Fall Boys Top 25
[WEEKLY RANKINGS] Mason (Ohio) School remained first in the NSCAA High School Fall Boys Top 25, but Wilmington (Del.) Salesianum School moved up a spot to No. 2after last week’s No. 2, Carmichael (Calif.) Jesuit, lost to Granite Bay, 2-1, in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I final. The big climber was Upper St. Clair(Pa.) High […]
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Rodriguez scores again in another Tijuana sub-20 win
[AMERICAN ABROAD] Former U.S. U-17 Stevie Rodriguez scored in his third straight playoff game for Tijuana as it beat Leon,2-0, in the first leg of the semifinals in Mexico’s under-20 national championship. Former U-17 teammate Alejandro Guido came on as a sub. InjuredPaul Arriola did not play. The other semifinal pits Santos against Guadalajara. Santos […]
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U.S. under-14 girls national team roster
[NTC CAMP] U.S. under-14 girls national team head coach April Kater called up 36 players for the last of three training camps in 2013. Theweek-long event will begin Saturday at U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center in Carson, Calif. The U-14s will hold two intrasquad scrimmages during camp. U.S. U-14 Girls’ Roster: GOALKEEPERS (4): Hilary Beall […]