The next U.S. U-17 men’s national team cycle, the first since the closing of the Bradenton Residency Program that had launched in 1999, begins with a 24-player preliminary squad named by CoachJohn Hackworth to play England, the Netherlands and Brazil at the 2017 Men’s Nike International Friendlies Nov. 29-Dec. 3 in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. The […]
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Richard Groff: 'We need to keep doing what we do well'
Longtime soccer executive and administrator Richard Groff, 71, grew up playing soccer in Pennsylvania and first became affiliated with soccer administration as an official with the Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association in 1986. He began serving as U.S. Soccer Federation treasurer in 1990 and helped organize the U.S. Cup tournament that served a dry run […]
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Start to an English soccer revolution with the U-17s?
The English media were gushing about England’s championship at the Under-17 World Cup in India and its young stars, Golden Ball winner Phil Foden and Golden Boot winner Rhian Brewster ofLiverpool.
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Watch: England spectacularly beat Spain in U-17 World Cup final
England, which won its first U-20 World Cup in June, won its first U-17 World Cup with a 5-2 win over Spain in the final. England, a 4-1 quarterfinal winner over the USA, came back from a 2-0 deficitagainst the Spaniards.
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Diverse England U-17s usher in a new era
American fans who assume a bright future for the national team in the wake of success at the U-17 and U-20 levels should be warned: there isn’t necessarily any correlation. Englandis going through the same process. It captured the U-20 World Cup in June and on Saturday its U-17s battle Spain — to which it […]
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Guardiola was ready to give England U-17 star Foden his first game
Pep Guardiola is impressed with the play of Phil Foden for Under-17 World Cup finalist England and says he would have made his senior Manchester City debut in the Carabao Cup this week.
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USA-England, Very poor start dooms tentative Americans
The USA’s quest to reach the U-17 World Cup semifinals for the first time since 1999 ended with a 4-1 quarterfinal loss to England, which had a 2-0 lead by the 14th minute and was up 3-0 before theJosh Sargent put the Americans on the scoreboard in the 72nd minute. USA-ENGLAND EXPRESSOct. 21 in Goa,IndiaUSA […]
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Post-mortem: Will the USA Americanize soccer or globalize it completely?
A couple of weeks ago, I said that it will take a small miracle for the USA not toqualify for the 2018 World Cup. Well, actually, that small miracle happened and the USA did not qualify for the WC 2018. Miracles do happen in soccer and that is the beauty of the game. Miraclesin single […]
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A high-stakes clash: USA-England at the U-17 World Cup
Saturday’s U-17 World Cup quarterfinal between England and USA has historical implications for both teams, while the young Americans have a chance to give U.S. fans some “hope” inthe wake of the USA failure to reach the 2018 World Cup. “There’s more a responsibility now,” said U.S. coach John Hackworth when asked but the seniorteam’s […]
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John Hackworth: 'We have some potentially world-class players'
After the USA’s 5-0 win over Paraguay in the round of 16 of the U-17 World Cup, U.S. coach John Hackworth spoke about his players bouncing back from its loss to Colombiain the final group game, its performance in the wake of the senior national team failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. “I’ve […]