The U.S. under-17 national team was drawn with host Honduras, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Cuba and the winner of the El Salvador-Guatemala playoff in Group A at the 2015 Concacaf Under-17Championship Feb. 27-March 15 in San Pedro Sula. The Honduras-USA match March 8 at the Francisco Morazan Stadium will be a chance for revenge for […]
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Gulati and Klinsmann seek to push the envelope
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) Three hours after MLS Cup 2014 ended, U.S. Soccer assembled a group ofmedia in the national team locker room at the StubHub Center to meet with U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati, national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann (wearing the hat of technical director), U-20 coach Tab Ramos (also the youth technical director) […]
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Hackworth will open first camp with U-15s on Saturday
John Hackworth will hold his first camp since being named U.S. under-15 boys national team when 36 players, including players based at Barcelona, Paris St.Germain and Argentine club Estudiantes, assemble Saturday in Bradenton, Florida. “It’s exciting for me and my staff to work with 36 very talented young men and spend the nextweek with them,” […]
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Brazil turns tables on U.S. U-17s at Nike Friendlies
Last year, the U.S. under-17 national team beat its Brazilian counterpart so badly at the Nike International Friendlies that the visiting Brazilians stopped playing at the end of match. Since then, ithas been all Brazil. For the third time in four months, Brazil’s U-17s prevailed over the U.S. U-17s by the same 4-1 scoreline the […]
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Youth Reporter: U.S. U-17s pick up second win
The USA can repeat as the champion at the Nike International Friendlies for under-17 national teams with a win or tie against Brazil on Tuesday (live at 6 p.m. ET on ussoccer.com). The USA’s 2-1 comeback win over Australia on Sunday combined with Brazil’s 2-2 tie withEngland put the USA in first place with six […]
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U.S. U-17s open Nike Friendlies with 3-1 win over England
The U.S. under-17 national team got two goals from Christian Pulisic, his 15th and 16th of the season, and one from recent FC Dallas signing Alejandro Zendejas to down England, 3-1, in its opening match of the 2014 Nike International Friendlies on Friday night at the Premier Sports Campus.
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U.S. under-17 men's national team roster
U.S. head coach under-17 men’s national team Richie Williams has named a 20-player roster for the 2014 Nike International Friendlies. The USA kicks off the tournament againstEngland at 6 p.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 28, at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. All six games at the Nike International Friendlies are live on […]
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Youth Boys Report: Brazil edges U.S. U-17s in thriller
The U.S. under-17 national team fell to Brazil, 4-3, in its second game at the Copa O’Higgins in Chile. The U-17s rallied from 2-0 and 3-1 to tie the score on late goals by Haji Wright and Christian Pulisic, but the Brazilians won with a goal in stoppage time. The U.S. under-16 boys national team […]
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U.S. U-17s open with 2-2 tie against host Chile
[COPA O’HIGGINS] The U.S. under-17 men’s national team played to a 2-2 tie with host Chile at the Copa Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins in Chillan,getting goals from Christian Pulisic and Pierre Da Silva. Chile went ahead on a goal by captain DiegoGonzalez in the 36th minute, but goals by Pulisic in the 61st minute and Da […]
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U.S. under-17 men's national team roster
[COPA O’HIGGINS] U.S. under-17 men’s national team head coach Richie Williams named a 20-player roster that willrepresent the USA for three international matches at the Copa Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins in Chile, beginning with a match Tuesday against host Chile. The USA faces Chile inChillan, and then travels north to Talca for its final two matches. […]