[NTC CAMP] The squad of 31 players brought in by Coach Hugo Perez for the U.S. under-14 boys national team’s training camp Aug. 17-25 inCarson, Calif., finished with losses to the LA Galaxy U-15/16 Academy team and Club Tijuana’s U-16 Academy on Sunday. The U-14 squad was split for the two back-to-back games.Justin Rennicks scored […]
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U.S. U-17 women get goal from 14-year-old in rout
[ENGLAND TRIP] The U.S. U-17 women’s national team thumped England, 6-0, on Sunday. Mallory Pugh scored the first of her two goals in the thirdminute and the team’s youngest player delivered the final goal. The teams meet again on Wednesday in what is a 10-day stay in Britain for the U.S. U-17s. TaylorRacioppi doubled the […]
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Keith Tozer named USYF Technical Director
[FUTSAL] U.S. men’s national futsal team head coach Keith Tozer has been appointed US YouthFutsal‘s first Technical Director. He’ll be charged with developing a Coaching Education program and will oversee the recently established FUTSAL I.D. program. Tozer has led the U.S.national futsal team coach since 1996 and has been FIFA Futsal Instructor since 2009. “I […]
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Nomads' Martin invited to join Brazilian club
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Roman Martin has been invited to join the Clube Pequeninos do Jockey of Sao Paulo, Brazil, the clubknown for developing players like Kaka, Ze Roberto and Julio Baptista. Martin, aproduct of the La Jolla Nomads, is the first non-Brazilian to be invited to play with the club in its 38-year history. After […]
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Satellite school will work with CJSL select players
[NEW YORK COSMOS] The NASL New York Cosmos have formed a partnership with the Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League, the New York area league celebrating its 80thanniversary in 2013, to establish the CJSL Select Player Development Program as a Cosmos Satellite School. “We are very excited to begin this new program with the CosmopolitanJunior Soccer League,” […]
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Alianza de Futbol teams to take on Quakes
[7UP SUENO ALIANZA] Alianza de Futbol returns to the San Francisco Bay Area Saturday and Sunday as players will compete for spots in the 7Up Sueno Alianza NationalFinals presented by Verizon Sept. 19-22 in Los Angeles. Scouts from Mexican clubs Chivas de Guadalajara, Club America, Santos, Morelia, Queretaro and Tijuana, as well as San JoseEarthquakes […]
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Philadelphia Union opens a high school
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY] MLS’s Philadelphia Union has opened its own high school for its youth academy players. “We’re the only ones [in MLS]that have started and deployed our own high school program,” Union CEO Nick Sakiewicz told MLSsoccer.com. “I think that’s going to be agame-changer for us.” The school, which opens for class in September, welcomes […]
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Argentina defeats Uruguay in final
[COPA MEXICO DE NACIONES] Argentina won the 2013 Copa Mexico de Naciones with a 1-0 win over neighbor Uruguay in the final of the under-15 tournament at MexicoCity’s Azteca Stadium. Tomas Conechny scored the game’s lone goal in the 31st minute. Argentina had several chances to add to its leadin the second half and held […]
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U.S. under-17 women's national team roster
[ENGLAND TRIP] The U.S. under-17 women’s national team will be training in England for 10 days and play two matches against the England U-17s Aug. 25 andAug. 28. U.S. head coach B.J. Snow has called up 20 players for the event, almost all born in 1997 and 1998 with one 1999 in forward Frankie Tagliaferri […]
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USA's Gallardo finishes as top scorer
[COPA MEXICO DE NACIONES] American Joe Gallardo finished as the top scorer at the 2013 Copa Mexico de Naciones with fivegoals. Gallardo joined Monterrey in December 2012 from the La Jolla Nomads after the Mexican club had seen him at the 2011 Dallas Cup, where the Nomads won the under-13 title. Copa Mexico de Naciones […]