The USA exited the Olympics with a heartbreaking quarterfinal loss to Sweden in a shootout after finishing with a 26-3 edge in shots. It marked the first time in 13 major competitions it failed toreach the final four and raises some questions about the future of players like Hope Solo and Carli Lloyd. But the […]
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Collegian makes case for U.S. U-20 men's national team
By Mike Woitalla The only collegians on the USA’s 2015 U-20 World Cup roster were two backup goalkeepers. And en route to its quarterfinal finish, the USA for the first time in 14U-20 World Cup appearances, dating back to 1981, fielded a starting lineup without any field players who ever played college ball. The next […]
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Teen stars sign with MLS clubs
By Mike Woitalla In the wake of Atlanta United, set to begin MLS play in 2017, signing 15-year-old Andrew Carleton, comes news that D.C. United has signed 16-year-old Chris Durkin. Both players are currently part of the U.S. U-17 national team residency program in Bradenton, Fla., and Durkin is U.S. U-17 captain. Durkin, who hails […]
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U.S. U-17 girls beat Switzerland's U-19 team
The Colorado Rush’s Civana Kuhlmannscored twice and assisted as the U.S. U-17 girls national team beat Switzerland’s U-19 national, 3-2, in Morbio, Switzerland. Taryn Torres (FC Dallas) scored the USA’s third goal in the win over the Swiss team that is preparing for July’s U-19 European Championship. Coach B.J.Snow’s team is preparing for the U-17 […]
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Roster: U.S. U-17 girls start prepping for World Cup
The U.S. U-17 girls national team convenes for the first time since March, when it qualified for the 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan (Sept. 30-Oct. 21), at a April 16-23 training camp in Carson,California. Coach B.J. Snow has named a 26-player roster that includes 18 players who participated in the Concacaf Championship in […]
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U.S. girls overcome harsh conditions to return to U-17 Women's World Cup
By Mike Woitalla The USA, which two years ago failed to qualify for the U-17 Women’s World Cup, stormed through this year’s qualifying tournament with five wins, including a 5-0win over Canada in the semifinal to clinch the berth and a 2-1 victory over Mexico in final of the U-17 Concacaf Championship in Grenada. “It’s […]
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2016 Concacaf U-17 Women's Championship: Results & Awards
The USA, Canada and Haiti qualified for the 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan (Sept. 30-Oct. 21) by finishing first, second and third at the Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship inGrenada. 2016 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship Best XIGoalkeeper: Laurel Ivory (USA).Defenders:Kennedy Wesley (USA), Naomi Girma (USA), Kimberly Rodriguez (Mexico), Julia Grosso (Canada).Midfielders: Nerilia Mondesir (Haiti), […]
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Mission accomplished: U.S. U-17 girls reach World Cup
The USA, which two years ago failed to qualify for the U-17 Women’s World Cup, stormed through this year’s qualifying tournament with five wins, including a 5-0 win over Canada in the semifinal toclinch the berth and a 2-1 victory over Mexico in final of the U-17 Concacaf championship. In the final, Ashley Sanchez‘s 43rd-minute […]
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U.S. U-17 girls rout Canada, qualify for U-17 World Cup
A 5-0 win, with goals from five players, over Canada qualified the USA for the 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup. Alexa Spaanstra, Jordan Canniff, Civana Kuhlman, Sophia Smith and Frankie Tagliaferri scored for Coach B.J.Snow’s team in the semifinal victory at the Concacaf U-17 Championship in St. George’s, Grenada. The USA faces Mexico, a 3-0 […]
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Multinational So Cal Blues have something special
By Mike Woitalla Three nations — the USA, Mexico and Brazil — that are aiming to qualify for the 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup have players from the Southern California Blues. We’ll start with Ashley Sanchez, who already helped the USA qualify for the 2016U-20 Women’s World. The 16-year-old Sanchez made five assists and scored […]