[CONCACAF UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP] The USA is one game from winning the Concacaf under-17 championship for the first time since 1992 thanks to a 2-0 win over hostJamaica that moved it into Sunday’s final against Canada in Montego Bay (TV: ESPN Deportes, ESPN3, live, 7 pm ET). Marc Pelosi scored one goal inthe 10th minute and […]
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Canada and Jamaica end droughts
[CONCACAF UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP] Canada qualified for the Under-17 World Cup for the first time since 1995 and host Jamaica advanced for only the second timeand first since 1999 with quarterfinal wins Wednesday at the Concacaf Under-17 Championship in Montego Bay. Christopher Nanco and Keven Aleman gave Canada an early and it cruised to a 2-0 […]
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USA survives wild finish
[CONCACAF UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP] Substitute Mario Rodriguez and Marc Pelosiscored in overtime and the USA then survived two red cards and a penalty kick to defeat El Salvador, 3-2, in the Concacaf under-17 quarterfinals and keep its streak intact of having qualified forevery Under-17 World Cup. Pelosi fed Rodriguez on the counterattack, and Rodriguez, open on […]
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Improved USA set to put record streak on line
[CONCACAF UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP] The USA defeated Panama, 1-0, to win Group B at the Concacaf Under-17 Championship in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The key game comesTuesday with a berth in the 2011 Under-17 World Cup on the line when it faces El Salvador in the quarterfinals. ESPN Deportes and ESPN3.com will air the game at 3 […]
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Decisive U.S. game to be broadcast Tuesday
[CONCACAF UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP] The USA clinched a place in Tuesday’s Concacaf U-17 Championship quarterfinals without playing a game. It still has a gameagainst Panama Friday at Jarrett Park Stadium in Montego Bay, Jamaica, to determine first and second place in Group B, but the key game comes Tuesday with a berth in the 2011 Under-17 […]
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USA needs improvement despite opening win
[CONCACAF UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP] The USA held off Cuba for a 3-1 win Monday in their opening Group B game at the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship in Montego Bay,Jamaica. Alfred Koroma, who returned to the U-17 residency program after a year off, had the lone goal in the second half. Andrew Oliver added a goal and an […]
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Cabrera finalizes qualifying roster
[U.S. U-17 BOYS] U.S. under-17 national team coach Wilmer Cabrera named his 20-player roster for the 2011 Concacaf U-17Championship in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The USA’s goal: continue its streak of being the only country to have played in every Under-17 World Cup. The USA will travel to Jamaica on Saturdayand open with its first Group […]
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El Salvador expelled for using ineligible American
[CONCACAF UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP] El Salvador has been kicked out of the Concacaf under-20 championship for using American Dustin Corea in qualifying. Corea played for the USA in the 2009 Concacaf under-17 qualifying tournament but switched allegiances next year. Unfortunately, theSalvadoran federation had not cleared Corea with FIFA, which allows a one-time switch for players eligible […]
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Cabrera's boys crush Catrachos
[U.S. UNDER-17 BOYS] The U.S. U-17 boys national team crushed Honduras, 6-0, in Bradenton, Fla., on Sunday in its final international friendly before CoachWilmer Cabrera picks his team that heads to Montego Bay, Jamaica, next Sunday for the the Concacaf U-17 Championship. Marc Pelosi had a hat trick, and the U-17s got one goal each […]
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Americans prep for Montego Bay tournament
[U.S. UNDER-17 BOYS] In a dress rehearsal for the Concacaf U-17 Championship that begins Feb. 14, the USA beat and tied Jamaica in a pair of under-17 friendliesplayed in Montego Bay, site of the regional finals. After the USA and Jamaica tied, 0-0, the Americans won the rematch, 2-1, on goals by EstebanRodriguez and Alfred […]