Former Swiss national team midfielder Raphael Wicky, who coached youth academy teams at FC Thun, Servette, FC Basel, was named U.S. U-17 boys national team coach in March. OnThursday, the USA begins its quest to qualify for the 2019 U-17 World Cup with a Concacaf U-17 Championship Group F game against Canada. SOCCER AMERICA: What […]
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1. Efrain Alvarez is with Mexico’s U-17 national team for the next week and a half. The team, which is preparing for the Concacafunder-17 championship in May, is in Acapulco and will then head to Mexico City for a friendly against Costa Rica on April 11. El Tri’s three foreign-based U-17s are Alvarez, who played […]
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Swiss coach gets a gift from U.S. Soccer
Raphael Wicky is a lucky man. For the last seven months, he was an unemployed Swiss coach. Now, he has a chance to take the most talented generation of American boys in history to theU-17 World Cup. So many American coaches have contributedto the unprecedented level the teenage players of the USA have reached in […]
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FIFA pulls the plug on 2019 Under-17 World Cup in Peru
FIFA has decided to move the 2019 Under-17 World Cup from Peru after an inspection tour and meetings determined there were “organizational and infrastructure challenges.” Peru was the only host candidate after Rwanda withdrew. FIFA is currently evaluating different alternatives for a new host country. The event is slated to be played in October. Only […]
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U.S. U-17 boys to start World Cup quest against Canada, Barbados and Guatemala
The USA now knows its first three opponents at the Concacaf U-17 Championship (May 1-16 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida) that will determine the region’s four qualifiers for October’s U-17 WorldCup. The USA, which is currently without a headcoach, will face Canada (May 2), Barbados (May 4) and and Guatemala (May 6) in Group […]
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Datebook: USA to host Concacaf qualifying for boys 2019 U-17 World Cup
The Concacaf Championship to determine the region’s four U-17 World Cup qualifiers will take place in three stages in Bradenton, Florida. The new format will culminate with a 16-team single-gameelimination format. The USA,which finished runner-up to Mexico in 2017 and reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 U-17 World Cup, will enter at the Final Championship […]
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Dave Van den Bergh calls in 28 players to U.S. U-17 boys camp
Dave Van den Bergh, former U.S. U-19 and U-15 coach, has taken charge of the U-17 boys who aim to qualify for this year’s U-17 World Cup. Van den Bergh, who is replacingShaun Tsakiris at the U-17 helm, called in 28 players for a Jan. 4-13 training camp in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. The Florida camp […]
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Youth: Gianluca Busio strikes for U.S. U-17 boys in tie with Brazil
The USA finished second to Portugal in the 2018 U-17 Nike International Friendlies after a 1-1 tie with Brazil on Sunday. Captain Giovanni Reyna, who assisted on RicardoPepi‘s goal in the USA’s 1-0 win over Turkey on Friday, set up Gianluca Busio‘s strike against Brazil in first-half stoppage time. Breakthrough right before the half! First […]
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Under-17 Women's World Cup: Claudia Pina leads Spain's La Rojita to first title
Spain, which has been knocking on the door of international women’s soccer for several years, finally has won a FIFA title. It captured the 2018 Under-17 Women’s World Cup title with a 2-1 win over Mexico in Saturday’s final after having reached the final fourat three of the last four championships without winning. A pair […]
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Tab Ramos: Hiring freeze has made for 'difficult year' on U.S. men's side
One would have thought that the USA’s failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup would prompt U.S. Soccer to aggressively support the youth national program that helps prepare players for thefull national team. Instead, the boys’ side finds itself with three coaching vacancies. — John Hackworth leaving his post as U-17 men’s national team […]