By Mike Woitalla The U.S. U-19 men’s national team, coached by Brad Friedel, beat Russia, 2-1, to win the Slovakia Cup after reaching the final thanks to group-stage wins over Georgia (5-1) and Ukraine (2-1). In thefinal, the USA came back after going down 1-0 in the 14th minute on goals by Nelson Hunsinger of […]
u.s. under-16 women’s national team
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U.S. U-16 boys beat Brazil
By Mike Woitalla The U.S. U-16 boys national team, after opening the 13th Tournament Delle Nazioni with a 2-1 loss to Croatia and a 2-2 tie with Slovenia, beat Brazil, 2-1, ongoals by Konrad de la Fuente and Marcelo Palomino on Wednesday. Barcelona-based de la Fuente opened the scoring in the 38th minute and Palomino(Houston Dynamo) […]
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U.S. U-16 girls beat Iran, 6-0, in historic game
In the first game between a U.S. women’s national team at any level against a Middle East nation, the U.S. U-16 girls national team beat Iran, 6-0, at the 1st International Women’sTournament of Gradisca in Italy. “It was a really cool experience to be able to play a team that the U.S. has never played […]
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Benefits of heading ban are clear to see
By Mike Woitalla I have now refereed and watched several games since the elimination of heading for children 10 and under – and have compared them to my notes and memoriesof games at the same level when heading was still allowed. First of all, on the girls’ side, I noticed very little difference. At least […]