[MILK CUP] The U.S. under-18 men’s national team opens against Mexico Monday in the 31st edition of the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland. Head coach Javier Perez‘s 18-player roster includes three members of the New York Red Bulls and two other players from their academy. U.S. U-18 Roster: GOALKEEPERS (2): Santiago Castano (New York Red […]
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OBITUARY: The multi-talented Josef Schulz
Austrian Josef Schulz, who lost his battle with cancer at the age of 61, is best known as the South Florida youth coach who discovered Jozy Altidore playing in a pickup game in his neighborhood and telling his father that his 8-year-old would one day play on the U.S. national team. But he was much […]
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Rare early lead holds up for Force FC title
[SUPER-20 LEAGUE] Force FC Academy of Michigan defeated Pacesetter SC of Ohio, 2-0, in the 2013 Super-20 League final at IMG Academy. Championship MVP Bubacarr Jobe provided the only offense Force FC needed when he scored in the 15th minute and NazeemBartman added an insurance goal on the final kick of the game. After […]
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Windy City Pride claims two titles
[NATIONAL CUP XII] Two Windy City Pride teams were among five teams from Illinois to win titles at U.S. Club Soccer’s National Cup XII finals in Aurora, Colo. Windy City Pride teams won the U-13 Girls Premier Group and U-17 Girls Super Group. (The NPL Champions Cup concludes on Monday with title games.)
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Academy teams complete second straight sweep
[MLS] For the second year in a row, MLS academy teams swept the Development Academy championships. — Real Salt Lake AZ’s win in the under-15/16 finalmarked the fourth year in a row an MLS academy team won the under-15/16 title. — The New York Red Bulls became the second team to win a U-17/18 title […]
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Real Salt Lake AZ makes history
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY: U-15/16s] Real Salt Lake AZ got late goals from U.S. U-17 Justen Glad and Evan Waldrep to win the 2013 Under-15/16 Development Academy title with a 4-2 win over Solar Chelsea SC in the final in Houston. U.S. U-16 stars BrooksLennon and Sebastian Saucedo had a goal and two assists and a goal […]
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Red Bulls make it two titles in two years
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY: U-17/18s] The New York Red Bulls followed up on their U-15/16 title in 2012 with the U-17/18 championship in 2013 thanks to a 2-1 overtimewin over Shattuck-Saint Mary’s Soccer Academy in the final at the U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s Finals Week in Houston. Haitian U-20 international JhonEstama scored the game-winning goal in the […]
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Red Bulls loaded despite pro losses
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY: U-17/18s] The New York Red Bulls won the 2012 U-15/16 U.S. Soccer Development Academy title, and a nucleus of players return on the U-17/18team that finished first in the Eastern Conference’s Northeast Division with a record of 22-1-7, the best of any team in the U-17/18 age group and has moved into the […]
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Shattuck-Saint Mary's makes name in soccer
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY: U-17/18s] Shattuck-Saint Mary’s, a Minnesota day and boarding school, made a name for itself as an ice hockey school and then branchedout into soccer, producing the likes of U.S. international Teal Bunbury. Note: The U-17/18 championship game kicks off at 9:30 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on broadcast live on ussoccer.com. […]
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Lennon and Saucedo lead RSL AZ
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY: U-15/16s] Real Salt Lake AZ finished the regular season with a 21-7-6 record, good for second place in the Southwest Division, just twopoints behind division champion Chivas USA. It beat Frontier Division champion FC Dallas, 6-3, in the deciding game to win its playoff group and edged Texans SC Houston, 1-0, in its […]