The USA won the U-17 Nike International Friendlies competition in convincing fashion, clinching with a 3-0 win over Brazil after victories over Turkey (5-1) and Portugal (7-1). Ayo Akinola, Josh Sargent and TimothyWeah scored in the win over Brazil, which had beaten the USA 4-1 and 3-0 in the last two editions of the Nike […]
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U.S. U-17s boys romp again, beat Turkey, 5-1
After opening the Nike International Friendlies with a 7-1 win over Portugal, the U.S. U-17 boys national team beat Turkey, 5-1. Andrew Carleton and Ayo Akinolaeachscored twice and Timothy Weah added a late goal. Brazil, which opened with 4-2 win over Turkey, tied Portugal, 3-3. A USA win or tie over Brazil on Sunday (5 […]
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U.S. U-17 boys to face Portugal, Turkey, Brazil
Coach John Hackworth has named a 20-player roster for the U.S. U-17 boys national team’s games against Portugal (Wednesday), Turkey (Friday) and Brazil (Sunday) at the 13thannual Nike International Friendlies in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. The games will be broadcast live on ussoccer.com, U.S. Soccer’s Facebook page and U.S. Soccer’s YouTubechannel. Hackworth’s squad includes three foreign-based […]
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Josh Perez makes history with Serie A debut
The success of a national youth team isn’t just judged by wins and losses but by the players who move on to the next level. The 2015 U.S. U-17 World Cup team was a failure on the field — 21st out of24 teams at the world championship in Chile — but it has already produced […]
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North Korean keeper banned for letting opposing goalie score
The Asian Football Confederation fined North Korean goalkeeper Jang Paek-ho and banned him for a year for deliberately conceding a goal — to the opposing keeper — in a 3-1 loss to Uzbekistanat the AFC Under-16 Championship. The loss allowed North Korea to avoid Iran in the quarterfinals and instead face Oman, which it beat […]
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Roster: U.S. U-17 boys head to Jamaica
Coach John Hackworth has named a 22-player U.S. U-17 boys national team squad for a Oct. 30-Nov. 9 training camp in Kingston, Jamaica, where the USA will face Jamaica Nov. 2 andon Nov. 6. Eighteen of the players are on U.S. Soccer’s 2016 Fall Residency roster. The four who aren’t are: Portugal-based goalkeeper Carlos Joaquim […]
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U.S. U-17 boys Residency Program welcomes 11 newcomers
By Mike Woitalla & Paul Kennedy Coach John Hackworth made 11 changes to the 32-player roster for the U-17 Residency Program for the fall semester from thesquad launched in the spring semester that is aiming for the 2017 U-17 World Cup. U.S. Soccer launched the U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida, in 1999 and the […]
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Ayo Akinola scores five in three U.S. U-17 wins
Ayomide Akinola scored five goals and had three assists in three U.S. U-17 boys national team wins. The USA beat Guatemala (9-0 and 8-0) in Florida, before heading to Panama,where it defeated the host, 3-1. Coach John Hackworth’s team is preparing for the next year’s U-17 Concacaf Championship hosted by Panama April 21-May 7 to […]
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Making a List: Brazil's international titles
Brazil became the second country after France to win the four FIFA men’s outdoor championships (World Cup, Olympics, Under-20 World Cup, Under-17 World Cup) plus their confederation championship whenit captured the men’s gold with a shootout win over Germany at the Rio Olympics. Brazil has never won more championships in any 20-year period than the […]
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Roster: U.S. U-17 boys convene in Utah
A 24-player U.S. U-17 boys national team squad is training in Park City, Utah, in hopes of being selected by Coach John Hackworth for a 20-player squad to compete at the 2016Torneo Naciones de Mexico Aug. 22-29 in Mexico City. The U.S. U-17s rallied to beat Utah Valley University, 4-3, on Tuesday. They will also […]