The U.S. U-17 boys national team is in Honduras for a Feb. 24-March 3 training camp preparing for the U-17 World Cup qualifying tournament hosted by Panama (April 21–May 7). Coach JohnHackworth took a 26-player squad to San Pedro Sula. The USA played Honduras in a friendly Feb. 27 and will have a rematch with […]
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U-17 stars leave residency for MLS; Four newcomers head to Bradenton
By Mike Woitalla By the time Christian Pulisic played for the USA at the 2015 U-17 World Cup, he had already left the Bradenton Residency to join BorussiaDortmund’s youth program. Luca de la Torre had joined Fulham instead of going to residency. And a few other players had also left for Mexican and European clubs. Thecurrent […]
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Roster: The 32 for U.S. U-17 Residency
There are four changes to the 32-player squad for the U.S. boys U-17 national team Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida, for the spring semester, which overlaps with qualifying play for the 2017U-17 World Cup. The newcomers are central defenders Ethan Bartlow (Crossfire Premier) and Tyler Shaver (Beachside SC), midfielder Grayson Barber(Sporting Kansas City), and goalkeeper […]
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MLS Spotlight: New investment provides new rewards
Until recently, college was the place MLS clubs looked for domestic talent. That’s started to change as they’ve signed Homegrown players out of their academies. The new frontier: USL secondteams. Already 23 USL second-team graduates are signed on the first teams of their MLS clubs for 2017, and that number should grow. When MLS clubs started […]
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The Best of 2016 in American Youth Soccer
By Mike Woitalla It wasn’t all smooth sailing for American youth soccer in 2016. The turf wars between governing bodies showed no signs of subsiding, the high school vs. clubdebate intensified, there were plenty of complaints about the transition to birth-year registration, and lawsuits were filed by youth clubs in their quest to receive compensation […]
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2017 U17WC Draw: USA grouped with Mexico
The USA, which has qualified for 15 of the 16 boys U-17 World Cups, will face two-time world champion Mexico in group play of the Concacaf U-17 Championship in April that will determine theregion’s four qualifiers for the 2017 U-17 World Cup in India. 2017CONCACAF U-17 Championship Groups:Group A: *Panama, Honduras, Curacao, HaitiGroup B: *Costa […]
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Big U.S. U-17 wins a 'snapshot of good signs of progress'
By Mike Woitalla Last August, at the Torneo de Naciones in Mexico, the U.S. U-17s fell, 6-3, to Mexico after taking a lead in the second minute and being tied, 2-2, at halftime,tied Portugal, 3-3, and beat Qatar, 2-1. Afterward, U.S. coach John Hackworth said the performances demonstrated that the U.S. national team program’s emphasis […]
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U.S. U-17 boys crush competition at Nike Friendlies
The USA won the U-17 Nike International Friendlies competition in convincing fashion, clinching with a 3-0 win over Brazil after victories over Turkey (5-1) and Portugal (7-1). Ayo Akinola, Josh Sargent and TimothyWeah scored in the win over Brazil, which had beaten the USA 4-1 and 3-0 in the last two editions of the Nike […]
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U.S. U-17s boys romp again, beat Turkey, 5-1
After opening the Nike International Friendlies with a 7-1 win over Portugal, the U.S. U-17 boys national team beat Turkey, 5-1. Andrew Carleton and Ayo Akinolaeachscored twice and Timothy Weah added a late goal. Brazil, which opened with 4-2 win over Turkey, tied Portugal, 3-3. A USA win or tie over Brazil on Sunday (5 […]
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Stunning win by U.S. U-17 boys: 7-1 over Portugal
By Mike Woitalla The Nike International Friendlies tournament, launched in 2001 for the U.S. U-17 boys national team, has long provided early glimpses of future stars. In 2008, a16-year-old Neymar played for the Brazil team that in Lancaster, California beat a U.S. team that included Juan Agudelo. Coutinho, the currentLiverpool star, scored twice in Brazil’s […]