[MLS] In the space of a month, Jack McBean went from a sophomore at Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, Calif.,to a resident at the U.S. under-17 national team program in Bradenton, Fla., to the Los Angeles Galaxy’s latest signing as a homegrown player. McBean, 16, played his club ball for Slammers FC […]
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Cabrera brings in eight new players
[U.S. UNDER-17 BOYS] With a month to go before qualify begins, U.S. under-17 national team coach Wilmer Cabrera hasbrought in eight players for their first full semester at the residency program in Bradenton, and forward Alfred Koroma, who attended the program during theprevious cycle, has rejoined the program after a one-year absence. Jordan Allen, Zach […]
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Chelsea eyes Serbian-American Subotic
Chelsea is looking at former U.S. U-17 defender Neven Subotic to shore up its leaky defense. The 22-year-old Subotic plays for German leader BorussiaDortmund and is regarded as one of the top young defenders in Europe. Subotic has been one of the key players for Dortmund, the runaway leader of the Bundesliga, and is valued […]
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USA to face Panama and Cuba
[DRAW] The USA will face Panama and Cuba in the first round of the Concacaf Under-17 Championship, which will be played Feb. 14-17 in Jamaica. TheAmericans will be aiming to keep their record intact of having played in every FIFA Under-17 World Cup. The top two teams from each group will advance to the all-important […]
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U.S. under-15 boys national team roster
[YOUTH] The U.S. under-15 boys national team Jim Barlow invited 36 players for an eight-day training camp in Bradenton,Fla. For the complete roster … All players are born in 1996 and are eligible for the 2013 U-17 World Cup. There are 24 players returning from the team’s first camp in October. The lone international game […]
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U.S. U-17s go 1-1-1 in three games
[NIKE INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES] The U.S. under-17 national team beat South Korea, 2-1, and tied Brazil, 0-0, before falling to champion Turkey, 2-0, on thefinal day of the 2010 Nike International Friendlies at the Reach 11 Sports Complex in Phoenix. A pair of first-half goals from Matthew Dunn andMario Rodriguez gave the USA the win over […]
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U.S. under-17 national team roster
[YOUTH] U.S. U-17 boys national team coach Wilmer Cabrera took 20 players to Manchester, England, for an 11-day trainingcamp that will include matches against youth teams from Manchester City, Blackburn and the Scotland U-17 national team. Five players are in their first semester at the U-17 residencyprogram in Bradenton, Fla. The match against Scotland on […]
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U.S. under-15 boys camp roster
[YOUTH] Four players — Vernon Bailey, Corey Baird, Rex Epps and Emerson Hyndman (grandson of FC Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman) — who are all playing upregularly with players two years older on their U-15/16 Development Academy teams were among the 36 players called in for the U.S. U-15 boys national team camp that opened […]
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Big turnover in Bradenton
[U.S. UNDER-17 RESIDENCY] U.S. under-17 national team coach Wilmer Cabrera welcomed 21 new players into U.S.Soccer’s residency program in Bradenton, Fla., marking the greatest turnover between semesters within a two-year cycle in the 11-year history of the program. “We tried to finda group of players with a chance to compete for a spot in these […]
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The two Koreas set the pace
[UNDER-17 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] South Korea and North Korea moved into the semifinals of the Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Trinidad & Tobago with memorablevictories. South Korea, which meets Spain in Tuesday’s semifinals, beat Nigeria in a 6-5 overtime donnybrook that saw Yeo Min Ji score four goals. North Korea,which faces Japan in the other […]