Sporting Kansas City’s Gianluca Busio scored two goals in both the USA’s 2-0 win over Canada and its 6-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago before Wednesday’s 4-1 winover Costa Rica sent the USA to the semifinals of the Concacaf U-15 Championship. Coach Dave Van Den Bergh’s team faces Panama on Thursday. Busio, who hails from […]
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Roster: U.S. U-15 boys set for Concacaf Championship
The U.S. U-15 boys national team, coached by Dave Van Den Bergh, will compete in the 2017 Concacaf U-15 Championship Aug. 13-19 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The USA’s18-player roster includes George Bello, who last month helped Atlanta United win the 2017 U-15/16 Development Academy championship and who in June signed an MLS Homegrown […]
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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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USA youth teams are on a roll
By Mike Woitalla In March, the Tab Ramos-coached USA won the Concacaf U-20 Championship for the first time while qualifying for the 2017 U-20 World Cup. En routeto the regional title, it celebrated a 1-0 win over three-time defending Concacaf champion Mexico that marked the USA’s first U-20 win over El Tri at the Concacaf […]
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U.S. U-15 boys lose to England after two wins
The U.S. U-15 boys national team, coached by Dave Van Den Bergh, fell 3-2 to England at the Torneo Delle Nazioni, hosted by Italy and Slovenia, after beating Slovenia, 4-0, andRussia, 2-1. In the opener against Slovenia, the USA got its goals from Giovanni Reyna, Alfonso Ocampo Chavez, George Bello and DanielMangarov. Reyna scored again […]
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Boys Development Academy expands again — adds U-15 division
By Mike Woitalla The U.S. Soccer Boys Development Academy, which launched in 2007 with two age groups, will be adding a single-age U-15 division in the 2017-18 season. That willgive it six divisions, from U-12 to U-18/19. “Over time, we have closely monitored the Development Academy combined groups to assess the impact on talent identification […]
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Roster: U.S. U-15s open 2017 with 24-player camp
The U.S. U-15 boys national team, coached by Dave van den Bergh, is in its first training camp of 2017 with a 24-player squad in Chula Vista, California. The team, comprised ofplayers born in 2002, played to a 3-3 tie against Tijuana Xolos U-17 team on Monday. U.S. U-15 boys national teamGOALKEEPERS(2): Damian Las (Chicago […]
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What They're Saying: Hugo Perez
“I think that I can still contribute. I would love to get the challenge — not to demonstrate for me, it’s more for our football in this country, you know? Do something a little bit different.Obviously, my conviction has always been for our players and our country to play attractive football. At the pro level, […]
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Might another U.S. teen soon debut in the Bundesliga?
By Mike Woitalla@MikeWoitalla It was last January when ChristianPulisic, now a regular in Borussia Dortmund’s starting lineup, made his Bundesliga debut at age 17. If we soon see another U.S. teen play in Germany’s top tier, it may be TexanMcKinze Gaines, who signed with VfL Wolfsburg upon turning 18 last March. Gaines, who played with […]
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Roster: U.S. U-15 boys convene with 36-player squad
U.S. U-15 boys national team coach Dave van den Bergh has called up 36 players for team’s second and final domestic training camp of the year, Nov. 5-12 in Bradenton, Florida. U.S. U-15 boys national team GOALKEEPERS (4): Aaron Cervantes (LA Galaxy; Chino Hills, Calif.), Damian Las (Chicago Fire; Norridge,Ill.), Kashope Oladapo (Portland Timbers; Happy […]