The U.S. U-17 boys national team, in the midst of preparations for the 2017 U-17 World Cup, in India Oct. 6-28, is in Atlanta, Georgia, July 21-29 with a 29-player squad that includes three newcomers:FC Dallas’ Brayan Padilla, Seattle Sounder Sam Fowler and Real Salt Lake AZ’s Sebastian Soto. Forward Padilla was this season’sU.S. Soccer […]
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USA to face host India, Ghana and Colombia at U-17 World Cup
By Mike Woitalla@MikeWoitalla The USA was drawn into Group A for the boys 2017 U-17 World Cup and willopen against host India (Oct. 6) before facing Ghana (Oct. 9) and Colombia (Oct. 12) in first-round play. The top two finishers and the top four third-place finishers in each of the sixfour-team groups advance to the […]
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U-17 World Cup: USA to face India, Colombia and Ghana
The USA was drawn into Group A for the boys 2017 U-17 World Cup and will open against host India (Oct. 6) before facing Ghana (Oct. 9) and Colombia (Oct. 12) in first-round play. “Right now ourteam is chomping at the bit to get back into international completion because in our last experience, we walked […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Vinicius Junior, 16, could make Flamengo debut on Saturday
Vinicius Junior, who was only promoted to the Flamengo first team after the South American U-17 championships in March, has yet to make his pro debut, but media reports in Spain and Brazilsuggest the 16-year old striker is close to signing a multi-million dollar deal with Real Madrid. That debut with Flamengo could come Saturday […]
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The Rise of Georgia — young Atlanta United players making international impact
By Mike Woitalla In the months before helping the USA qualify for the 2017 U-17 World Cup, striker Andrew Carleton and Christopher Goslin playedtheir soccer with men. Both had signed Homegrown contracts with MLS’s Atlanta United last year and left the U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida, to train under Coach TataMartino. “They’re playing against […]
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Two big tests await U.S. U-17 boys
By Mike Woitalla A strong case can be made that the USA’s qualifying campaign for the 2017 U-17 World Cup was its most impressive appearance ever of the 18 Concacaf U-17Championships it’s played in. The only blemish for Coach John Hackworth’s team, after five straight wins, was the penalty-kick shootout loss to Mexico in the […]
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This U.S. loss to Mexico for U-17 Concacaf crown 'stings'
The USA qualified for the 2017 U-17 World Cup on Friday with a 6-2 win over Cuba, but on Sunday Mexico denied Coach John Hackworth’s team the icing on the cake, beating the USAin Concacaf U-17 Championship final in a penalty-kick shootout after a 1-1 tie in Panama City. The USA, which had beaten Mexico, […]
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USA faces Mexico in Concacaf U-17 final with chance for first-ever U-17 and U-20 sweep.
By Mike Woitalla In March, the Tab Ramos-coached USA won the Concacaf U-20 Championship. On Sunday, the USA has a chance to take the regionalU-17 title for the first ever USA sweep of the two competitions when Coach John Hackworth’s team faces Mexico in the final in Panama. On Friday, the USA beat Cuba, 6-2,to […]
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USA storms into U-17 World Cup with win over Cuba
The USA beat Cuba, 6-2, to clinch a spot at the 2017 U-17 World Cup. The victory marked the USA’s fifth win in five games at the Concacaf U-17 Championship in Panama, while outscoring its foes19-5, and also sends the USA to the tournament final against Mexico on Sunday. The USA has now qualified 16 […]