“@joshsargent You know you are big time when the kids want to be you for Halloween! :)” — Former MLS player Jeff DiMaria (Colorado Rapids 2004) tagging fellow St. Louisan JoshSargent with pictures of his kids in Sargent wigs and jerseys for Halloween. (@jdimaria10)
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USA-France Takeaways: Green goal rewards gritty U.S. display
The Americans finished up a three-game run of friendlies Saturday by grinding out a 1-1 tie with European heavyweight France in Lyon. A 1-0 lead provided by a Julian Green goal– his first for the U.S. in 20 months – boosted the Americans, who scrambled to contain the potent French attack and relied on the […]
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Teen star Sargent begins new career with assist
Josh Sargent isn’t able to sign a contract with Werder Bremen until he turns 18 on Feb. 20, but that doesn’t mean the German Bundesliga club has him sitting around idly. He dressedfor the first time on Tuesday and set up a goal off the bench in Bremen II’s winter friendly — a 2-1 loss […]
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Sargent leads U.S. U-17s to 4-1 win at Jezek tournament
The USA opened play at the 2017 Vaclav Jezek Tournament, its tuneup for the Under-17 World Cup in India, with a 4-1 win over Hungary, which had lost in a U-17 qualifying playoff to France for Europe’sfifth spot in India. Josh Sargent, winner of the Silver Boot at the Under-20 World Cup, led the USA […]
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Making a List: U.S. men on FIFA youth podiums
Josh Sargent, 17, joined a rare group of American men’s players who have earned honors at FIFA youth championships when he won the Silver Boot as the No. 2 scorer at the 2017 Under-20 World Cupin South Korea. Golden Ball (tournament MVP) 1999 Landon Donovan, U-17 World Cup Silver Ball (tournament second MVP) 1989 Kasey […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Josh Sargent: The pride of soccer-rich St. Louis
By Mike Woitalla How did 17-year-old American Josh Sargent become one of the soccer world’s most exciting young prospects? He joined the ScottGallagher Soccer Club at age 8, but before its technical director, Kevin Kalish, cites how the club helped Sargent flourish, he talks about Sargent’s character — and the soccerculture of St. Louis. “First […]