Timothy Weahscored the winning goal in Paris St. Germain’s 3-2 win over Celtic in the UEFA Youth League opener for both teams. Weah scored on a header in the 66th minute as PSG rallied from 1-0and 2-1 down in Dumbarton. Weah missedthe U.S. U-17 national team camp in Bradenton to stay with PSG. He played […]
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U.S. U-17s return to Bradenton month before World Cup
U.S. U-17 head coach John Hackworth called in 25 players for a 10-day training camp that opened Tuesday at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, the former home of U-17 residency. The camp comesjust a month before the U-17 World Cup opens in India. Not with the team are four players who traveled with the U-17s […]
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U.S. U-17 boys suffer rare loss, beaten 4-0 by Japan
By Mike Woitalla A 4-0 loss to Japan at 2017 Vaclav Jezek Tournament in the Czech Republic marked the U.S. U-17 boys national team’s worst loss since falling, 4-0, to Mexicoin a friendly in Panama in February of 2013. The USA, which opened the Jezek Tournament with wins over Hungary (4-1) and Russia (3-1), beat […]
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U.S. U-17 boys thumped by Japan at Jezek tournament
After opening the 2017 Vaclav Jezek Tournament in the Czech Republicwith wins over Hungary (4-1) and Russia (3-1), the U.S. U-17 boys national team fell, 4-0, to Japan. The loss sent Coach John Hackworth’s team into the third-place game, whichit won, 4-0, over Iceland. Japan beat host Czech Republic, 4-2, in the final. Japan, which […]
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U.S. U-17s boys beat Russia 3-1 at Jezek tournament
Chris Goslin, James Sands and Ulysses Llanez scored for the U.S. U-17 national team in a 3-1 win over Russia at the 2017 Vaclav JezekTournament in the Czech Republic. Coach John Hackworth’s team, which opened with a 4-1 over Hungary, faces Japan in its final Group B game on Friday. Chris Goslin Goslin of Atlanta […]
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Sargent leads U.S. U-17s to 4-1 win at Jezek tournament
The USA opened play at the 2017 Vaclav Jezek Tournament, its tuneup for the Under-17 World Cup in India, with a 4-1 win over Hungary, which had lost in a U-17 qualifying playoff to France for Europe’sfifth spot in India. Josh Sargent, winner of the Silver Boot at the Under-20 World Cup, led the USA […]
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Californian helps Mexico beat USA in Concacaf U-15 Championship final
By Mike Woitalla Los Angeles Galaxy academy star Efrain Alvarez, who earlier this month signed a USL contract with Galaxy II, set up Mexico’s first goal in a 2-0 winover the USA in the Concacaf U-15 Championship final. Last weekend, Alvarez entered the Concacaf U-15 Championship final 10 minutes into the secondhalf of the 70-minute […]
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Newcomers break into U.S. U-17 boys squad
There usually isn’t a lot of turnover between the teams the USA uses in qualifying and takes to the Under-17 World Cup finals, but this time that could be different even if the USA went unbeaten inqualifying, only losing to Mexico in the Concacaf final on penalty kicks. Six newcomers. Six players in the 22-player […]
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Video Pick: A Ulysses Llanez golazo for U.S. U-17s
Ulysses Llanez, the 16-year-old LA Galaxy academy star during his late quest to make the U.S. squad for the 2017 U-17 World Cup squad, scored with a sweet chip from the cornerof the penalty area for the gamewinner in the U-17s’ 1-0 friendly victory over South American U-17 runner-up Chile.
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Ulysses Llanez joins U.S. U-17 boys camp
LA Galaxy academy forward Ulysses Llanez, who returned to the U.S. national team program with its U-16s in June after having attended a Mexico U-16 national team camp last December,has been called into the USA’s U-17 Aug. 5-14 camp in Oregon. Llanez is one of four 2001 players on the 24-player squad, which is otherwise […]