By Mike Woitalla Two years ago, in qualifying play for the 2015 U-17 World Cup, the USA, then coached by Richie Williams, faced Jamaica twice. In group play, theAmericans lost to the Reggae Boyz, 1-0. The rematch came in a playoff with a World Cup berth at stake. The USA again failed to score against […]
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USA crushes Jamaica in U-17 World Cup qualifier
The USA opened its qualifying campaign for the 2017 U-17 World Cup with a 5-0 win over Jamaica. Ayo Akinolascored two of the five goals, all of which came in the second half. In afirst half in which the Americans outshot Jamaica, 8-3, Reggae Boyz goalkeeper Tajay Griffiths stopped shots by Blaine Ferri and Akinola […]
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Datebook: Concacaf U-17 World Cup Qualifying
The USA, a 6-2 winner of Cuba, meets Mexico, a 6-1 winner over Costa Rica, in the Concacaf U-17 Championship final on Sunday (4 p.m. ET, UDN and the Concacaf YouTube). The USA, Honduras, Mexico and Costa Rica qualified for the 2017 U-17 World Cup. • The top two finishers of each classificationstage group will […]
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U.S. Soccer names new women's youth national team coaches — Kacey White and Keri Sarver
By Mike Woitalla@MikeWoitalla Kacey White, former Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) Directorof Coaching, is the new U.S. U-16 girls national team coach. Keri Sarver, Director of Coaching of the Internationals SC in Ohio for the last seven years, has been hired as the newU.S. U-19 women’s national team coach. Both played pro ball after their […]
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Will we see the next Pulisic? Meet the U.S. boys aiming for the U-17 World Cup
By Mike Woitalla Will the Concacaf U-17 Championship reveal the next Christian Pulisic? Pulisic played for the U.S. U-17s at the 2015 regionalchampionship, which serves as qualifying play for the U-17 World Cup, 10 months before making his Bundesliga debut. Also on that U.S. U-17 team, were Tyler Adams, JoshPerez and Luca de la Torre, […]
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U.S. roster set for U-17 World Cup qualifying
Coach John Hackworth has named the USA’s 20-player roster for the 2017 Concacaf U-17 Championship April 21-May 7 in Panama that will determine the region’s four qualifiers forthe 2017 U-17 World Cup in India Oct. 6-28. The U.S. squad includes four players who signed MLS Homegrown player contracts in 2016: midfielders Chris Durkin (D.C. United) andChris […]
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American teens see first-team action in Germany
By Mike Woitalla The international break created opportunities for three U.S. teenagers to see friendly game action with their Bundesliga clubs. WestonMcKennie and Nick Taitague made their first-team debuts at Schalke 04 in a 3-1 loss to second division Hannover, while McKinze Gaines saw first-team actionfor VfL Wolfsburg in a 1-1 tie with second division […]
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John Ellinger on U-17 residency: 'I don't think it was ever intended to be there forever'
By Mike Woitalla In January 1999, the U.S. Soccer Federation created the U-17 national team Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida. The first class of 20 players includedLandon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley, Oguchi Onyewu and Bobby Convey. In February of 1999, the JohnEllinger-coached U-17s finished second to Jamaica in the first round of U-17 World Cup qualifying, […]
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U.S. Soccer is ending U-17 Bradenton Residency program
Launched in 1999, the U.S. Soccer U-17 national team Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida, will end after the current semester. “One of our main hopes when establishing the U.S.Soccer Residency Program was that at some point advancements in youth player development would make its existence no longer necessary — we believe that point has been […]
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Tab Ramos on U-20 win: 'We gave them very little if anything at all'
By Mike Woitalla Mexico entered the qualifying tournament for the 2017 U-20 World Cup having won the last three Concacaf U-20 Championship titles, in 2011, 2013 and 2015, andhadn’t lost a game in the competition since 2009. The last time the USA had beaten Mexico in a competitive U-20 game was in 1986, when the […]