[U.S. UNDER-17 BOYS] The U.S. under-17 national team tuned up for next month’s Nike International Friendlies with a pair of split-squad wins over Canada’s U-17s,3-0 and 2-0. In the first friendly, Haji Wright, Pierre Da Silva and JoeGallardo, who is in Mexican club Monterrey’s youth program, combined to score three goals in a six-minute span […]
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Spencer scores three goals in split against primavera teams
[U.S. UNDER-20 MEN] In the first camp of the new cycle, the U.S. under-20 national team split two games against Italian primavera teams, winning, 4-1, againstAtalanta after losing to Hellas Verona by the same score. Ben Spencer, who debuted this fall for Norwegian club Molde, had three of the five U.S. goals. Spencer had twogoals, […]
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Arriola and Rodriguez lead Tijuana into sub-20 semis
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Paul Arriola’s fall campaign with Tijuana is over — the defending champion Xolos didn’t make the playoffs — but he’s helped its under-20 teamreach the semifinals of Torneo Nacional Juvenil Sub-20 with assists in both legs against Chiapas, the second before a crowd of almost 10,000 fans at Estadio Caliente. Former U.S. U-17 […]
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First-ever national coaching course held
[U.S. YOUTH FUTSAL] U.S. Youth Futsal recently hosted the nation’s first-ever futsal coaching course in Mansfield, Mass. FIFA instructors Keith Tozer and Constantine Konstin led 22 coaches representing 12 states and Bermuda through the two-day event, complete with classroom and courtsessions. “This was a historic event,” said U.S. Youth Futsal executive director Jon Parry. “It’s […]
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NSCAA High School Fall Girls Top 25
[WEEKLY RANKINGS] Germantown Houston, which won the Tennessee Class AAA title with a 3-1 win over Ravenwood, took over the top spot in the NSCAA High School FallGirls Top 25 rankings after Exeter lost to Bedford, 1-0, in the New Hampshire Division I final. The loss, which dropped Exeter out of the Top 25, ended […]
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NSCAA High School Fall Boys Top 25
[WEEKLY RANKINGS] Mason (Ohio) remained first in the NSCAA High School Fall Boys Top 25 ahead of Carmichael (Calif.) Jesuit and Wilmington (Del.) Salesianum. Jack Clark‘s 31st goal of the season gave Mason a 1-0 win over Mentor in the Ohio Division I final for its first state title. For the complete Top 25 rankings […]
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RSL AZ U-17/18s remain perfect
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY] Real Salt Lake AZ is the only undefeated and untied team left in the Development Academy under-17/18 age group. It improved to 5-0-0 with a4-1 win over Arsenal FC on goals by Corey Baird, Eric Carbajal, Jose Hernandezand Niki Jackson. Under-17/18 Leaderboard: PPG TEAM (W-L-T) 3.00 Real Salt Lake AZ (5-0-0) 2.78 PDA […]
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Green signs pro contract with Bayern Munich
[AMERICANS ABROAD] German-American teenager Julian Green signed his first pro contract with Bayern Munich. The 18-year-oldhad represented both the USA and Germany at the youth level and was recently invited to join the USA at its training camp ahead of the friendlies against Scotland and Austria. Jurgen Klinsmann said U.S. Soccer decided to “take the […]
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Supersonic strike from Chicago Magic PSG
[VIDEO PICK: Golazo] Allan Sexius of Chicago Magic PSG sent a 30-yard rocket into the top corner of the goal against Vardar in U.S. SoccerDevelopment Academy play last weekend. Sexius’ supersonic strike in the 85th minute broke a 1-1 tie to give Coach Craig Reynolds‘ Chicago Magic PSG a 2-1 win in theU-17/18 Mid-America Division. […]
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Third straight marks MLK's 15th title
[HIGH SCHOOL] Martin Luther King Jr. beat Beacon, 3-0, last Sunday to claim its third straight New York City PSAL Class A title and 15th in the last 18 years. “The result is beautiful and I’m pinching myself that this is 15,” said Martin Jacobson, who took the MLK helm in 1994 when it was […]