[UNDER-17 WOMEN’S WORLD] Citing a number of unforeseen circumstances leading to heavy stadium construction delays, FIFA has pulled the 2014 Under-17 Women’sWorld Cup from Costa Rica. FIFA said in a statement the decision was made in agreement with the Costa Rica federation and it had no other option than to move the tournament, which wasscheduled […]
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Gulati: 'An important year in the evolution of the women's game'
[REACTION] U.S. Soccer named its first full-time U-17 women’s national team coach with the hiring of UCLA head coach B.J.Snow. It also hired April Kater to the full-time position of head development coach and will soon name a third full-time coach for youth women’snational team program. Here’s what Sunil Gulati, Jill Ellis and Tom Sermanni […]
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Snow leaves UCLA for full-time head coaching job
[U.S. UNDER-17 WOMEN] For the second time in two years, UCLA has lost its women’s head coach to U.S. Soccer. After JillEllis, who named youth development director, B.J. Snow has left to take the newly created full-time position as the U.S. Under-17 women’s national team head coach. In a secondfull-time hire, April Kater as head […]
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U.S. under-17 women's national team roster
[HOME DEPOT CENTER CAMP] The U.S. under-17 women’s national team will open its new cycle with a one-week training camp beginning Saturday at the HomeDepot Center in Carson, Calif. The 26-player squad includes Mia Gyau, whose brother and father have played internationally for the USA and grandfather playedfor Ghana. The U-17s will be tested right […]
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Tom Sermanni: 'Technical takes priority over physical'
By Mike Woitalla Tom Sermanni, a 58-year-old Scotsman who has coached Australia’s women for 11 years, was named U.S. women’s national team coachon Tuesday. On Wednesday he addressed the media and touched on what role he may play with the USA youth national teams, and fielded questions about youth coaching and youth development. “I would […]
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France celebrates first women's title
[UNDER-17 WOMEN’S WORLD: Semifinals] France won its first FIFA women’s championship when it captured the 2012 Under-17 Women’s World Cup with a shootout victoryover North Korea in the final before 27,128 fans in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Click here for videohighlights.) Les Bleuettes had lost to Germany, which fell to Ghana, 1-0, in the third-place game, in […]
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France makes history
[UNDER-17 WOMEN’S WORLD: Semifinals] France got goals in each half from Kadidiatou Diani and beat Ghana, 2-0, to moveinto the final of the Under-17 Women’s World Cup, the first time it has advanced to the championship game of a FIFA women’s event. North Korea, which won the 2008 U-17 title and finished fourth twoyears ago, […]
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France and North Korea still alive
[UNDER-17 WOMEN’S WORLD: Semifinals] France and North Korea, which finished ahead of the USA on goal difference in their group, have advanced to Tuesday’ssemifinals at the Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Azerbaijan. France will face Ghana, which shocked Japan in the quarterfinals, while North Korea will meet Germany. The Koreans won the 2008 title andfinished […]
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Undefeated USA eliminated on tiebreaker
[UNDER-17 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] For the first time, the USA has been eliminated from a FIFA women’s championship in the group stage, exiting the 2012 Under-17Women’s World Cup without losing a game. A 1-1 tie with North Korea left the Americans tied with North Korea and France in Group B but third in the final […]
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Japan dominates in group stage
[UNDER-17 WOMEN’S WORLD: Day 3] Japan was the only team to finish group play at the Under-17 Women’s World Cup with a perfect record. It crushed Mexico, 9-0, inits final game to finish with a margin of 17-0 in group play. It’s been a collective effort as six players have scored two or more goals. […]