Ayo Akinola signed with Toronto FC as a Homegrown Player, becoming the 12th player from the 2017 U.S. Under-17 World Cup team to turn pro. He is also the 15th player in TFC historyto sign for the first team from the Toronto FC Academy. “Ayo is the third product of the full player pathway designed […]
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USL Moves: Seton Hall's Gerson Echeverry named Rio Grande Valley head coach
Gerson Echeverry, who has served as head coach of Seton Hall men’s program for the last five years, has been named the new head coach of the USL’s Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, whom theHouston Dynamo operate. Offseason USL coaching moves: OKC Energy FC: Out: Jimmy Nielsen Orlando City B: Out: Anthony Pulis. Pittsburgh: Out: […]
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U.S. U-17 boys routed by the Netherlands
The U.S. U-17 men’s national team was out-shot 25-7 and beaten 5-1 by the Netherlands at the Nike International Friendlies. The rout marked the second loss in the first two games of the U-17s’ newcycle, following a 1-0 loss to England. Coach John Hackworth‘s U.S. team faces Brazil on Sunday (streamed live on U.S. Soccer’s […]
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New cycle: U.S. U-17s drop Nike Friendlies opener to England on late goal
The U.S. under-17 men’s national team began a new cycle with a 1-0 loss to England in the opening game at the annual Nike International Friendlies in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. The lone goal was scored in the 79th minute of the 80-minute match when Taylor Harwood-Bellis headed inBenjamin Knight‘s corner kick. Goalkeeper Damien Las kept […]
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Youth: The U.S. U-17 boys who will face England, the Dutch and Brazil
U.S. U-17 boys national team coach John Hackworthhas pared down his roster for the Nike International Friendlies, at which the USA will face England, the Netherlands and Brazil, to 20players. Four players were released after a preliminary camp and will join their clubs at the 2017 U.S. Soccer Boys’ Development Academy Winter Showcase, which runs […]
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Youth: New era starts for U.S. U-17 boys
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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Nike Friendlies and Winter Showcase expanded to include women's components
The 15th edition of the Nike International Friendlies and U.S. Soccer Development Academy Winter Showcase have been expanded to include the first Women’s Nike International Friendlies and a WinterShowcase for teams in the new Development Academy for girls. The USA will take on U-17 men’s counterparts from Brazil, England and Netherlands. The tournament will feature […]
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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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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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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 […]