[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY] Nine teams, including five MLS academy teams and four teams from Texas, are unbeaten and untied after two games in under-15/16 play at theDevelopment Academy’s Playoffs and Showcase in Frisco, Texas: Chicago Fire, Colorado Rapids, CSA Wolves, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, New York Red Bulls, PDA, Solar Chelsea and Texans SC Houston. Forall […]
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Three teams win two in U-17/18 age group
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY] Albertson SC, the Vancouver Whitecaps and Shattuck-Saint Mary’s Soccer Academy were the only teams to sweep the first two games inunder-17/18 play at the Development Academy’s Playoffs and Showcase in Frisco, Texas. For all the Monday and Tuesday results in the under-17/18 and under-15/16 age groups … Under-17/18 Age Group: Group 1 Vancouver […]
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Red Bulls have heavy MLS presence in playoffs
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY] The New York Red Bulls were the No. 1 seeds in the draws for the Development Academy under-17/18 and under-15/16 age group playoffs held onMonday. The playoffs will take place June 24-28 at FC Dallas Park in Frisco, Texas. For the draws … The Red Bulls are the defending champions in the U-17/18 […]
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Development Academy Player of the Week
[AWARDS] Austin Panchot scored two goals for St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri in its 3-1 victory over rival St. LouisScott Gallagher Metro in the under-17/18 age group to earn Development Academy Player of the Week honors. The win allowed SLSG Missouri to keep pace in the playoff race. They captured oneof two wild-card playoff spots […]
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USA-Panama ticket sales still impressive
By Paul Kennedy Tuesday’s USA-Panama game is not a sellout — the upper deck at CenturyLink Field will be closed off, putting the capacity at42,000 — and as of early Monday afternoon Dan Flynn, secretary general of U.S. Soccer, said ticket sales were at “about the 38-39,000 range.” While the crowd might be viewed as […]
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Heavy U.S. influence to El Salvador squad
[UNDER-20 WORLD CUP] Four players from the Washington-Baltimore area, three who spent time with Texas Rush as part of a multi-sport exchange program, a formerDevelopment Academy star from Utah and a former Florida youth star are among the players El Salvador called up for the Under-20 World Cup that begins next month in Turkey. Former […]
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Red Bulls teams lead both age groups
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY] Heading into their final weekend of play with a pair of games against BW Gottschee and Met Oval, the New York Red Bulls’ U-17/18 andU-15/16 teams maintained their lead in the national standings with 18-1-4 and 19-1-3 records. For the top 10 teams in both age groups … Under-15/16 Top10: PPG TEAM W-L-T […]
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Shattuck-St. Mary's midfielder picked for England trip
[USA FUTSAL MEN] Creighton-bound Lucas Stauffer, a midfielder for the Shattuck-St. Mary’s Academy U-17/18Development Academy team, was named to the U.S. futsal national team for its trip to the Four Nations Tournament June 6-9 in England following a four-day long training camp in Milwaukee thatkicked off Friday. Stauffer was 16 when he joined the U.S. […]
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Red Bulls ink U-18 defender Miazga
[HOMEGROWN WATCH] The New York Red Bulls signed U.S. under-18 national team defender Matt Miazga, who becomes the eighthacademy product to sign with New York’s first team via MLS’s Homegrown Player rule. “I had other offers, but I chose the New York Red Bulls because that is where my heartlies,” the 17-year-old Miazga said. “One […]
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Youth coaches sue for discrimination
[CHIVAS USA] Dan Calichman and Ted Chronopoulos, two former members of theChivas USA academy coaching staff, have sued the MLS club in Los Angeles Superior Court, saying they were fired “because they were neither Mexican nor Latino.” (Click here for lawsuit.)