U.S. Club Soccer members will be allowed to make return-to-play decisions as of Tuesday in accordance with state and local guidelines for the resumption of play. In lifting the nationalsuspension of activities, U.S. Club Soccer CEO Kevin Payne emphasized three points in a — Different parts of the country have been affected to a different […]
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U.S. Soccer's role in youth soccer will change dramatically. For better or worse?
The future of the Girls Development Academy was already in doubt, pre-coronavirus, because of the defections of major clubs to the ECNL. Now the Boys DA is on very shaky ground. As of Tuesday,April 14, U.S. Soccer had yet to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 Development Academy season. The pandemic may have created too […]
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U.S. youth clubs left in dark about FIFA's Women's World Cup benefits program
It sounds like FIFA came up with a terrific idea. It’s what American youth clubs have long hoped for: some financial compensation for developing players who make it to the highest levels. To recognize the contributions of clubs at which Women’s World Cup players were developed and currently play, FIFA would after the tournament in […]
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Evening Edition: What's in the news …
1. Leonard Griffin has been hired as the men’s head coach at the University of San Francisco, replacing Eddie Soto, who resigned after fiveseasons to take the job as men’s coach at Division II Cal State Dominguez Hills. Griffin, a former All-American defender at UCLA, spent three seasons as the assistant coach at Portland. He […]
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U.S. Soccer: Alec Papadakis returns to board, Mike Cullina elected for first time
USL CEO Alec Papadakis has returned to U.S. Soccer board of directors after a two-year absence and is joined on the federation’s executive body by U.S. Club Soccer chairman MikeCullina. Both new members will serve two-year terms, Papadakis as one of two Pro Council representatives along with long-time board member Don Garber, the MLS commissioner, […]
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Id2 boys' national selection heads to France and Belgium for first time
U.S. Club Soccer’s id2 national selection will tour Belgium andFrance March 29-April 9 to play top academy clubs, including a match against Paris St. Germain. The group consists of 18 players born in 2005 and will be coached by id2 boys programdirector Gerry McKeown. Id2 alums include Christian Pulisic (2012), Jonathan Gonzalez, Tyler Adams and […]
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U.S. Open Cup: Twelve third-round local qualifiers are on tap for this weekend
The U.S. Open moves into the third round of local qualifying with 12 of 14 games scheduled for this weekend. The Oakland Stompers’ game against Academica SC from Turlock was postponedbecause of the dangerous air quality in the Bay Area from the smoke from the Camp Fire in Northern California. The match between amateur rivals […]
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What the future might bring for U.S. pro leagues
In my last article, I talked about the structure of the professional leagues in the USA and in Europe. Since that article has been published, there hadbeen some announcements regarding professional soccer for the next year. USL League 1 (Division 3) will have 10 new teams for 2019whereas NISA is expecting to get sanctioning for […]
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U.S. Club Soccer's Kevin Payne: 'There's way too much pressure being put on kids at too young an age'
Is American youth soccer suffering from a decline in popularity, as reported by The New York Times? We spoke to Kevin Payne, the CEO of U.S. Club Soccer KEVIN PAYNE: I have been away so haven’t read the report, just the article. I’ve alwaysconsidered the participation numbers produced every year by the sporting goods industry […]
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Trivia: *Amateurs in U.S. Open Cup second round
YEAR W-L (WINNERS) 2017: 3-5 (GPS Omens, Christos FC, L.A. Wolves) 2016: 3-5 (Lansdowne Bhoys, L.A. Wolves, LaMaquina) 2015: 2-1 (Harpo’s FC, PSA Elite) 2014: 4-4 (NTX Rayados, PSA Elite, RWB Adria, Greek American AA) 2013: 0-2 *Amateur teams (USASA, USSSA andU.S. Club) below NPSL/PDL.