By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) During a visit to San Francisco to attend U.S. Soccer’s Annual GeneralMeeting during which former U.S. internationals Brian McBride and Kristine Lilly and former national team head coach Bob Bradley will be inducted into its Hall of Fame, U.S.Soccer president Sunil Gulati took time to address a few issues. (Gulati declined comment […]
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U.S. U-16s fall to Turkey at Aegean Cup
The USA exited the Mercedes-Benz Aegean Cup for under-16 national teams with its second loss in a row, dropping a 1-0 decision to host Turkey on Thursday. The USA was the defending champion. Jan. 22 in Manisa Turkey 1 USA 0. Goal: Gorkem 26. USA — Lopez,Aguilera (Villegas, 67), Alfaro (Real, 67), Eves, Torres, Rennicks […]
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U.S. U-16s split first two games at Aegean Cup
The U.S. U-16s beat Romania, 2-0, on goals by Justin Rennicks (New England Revolution academy) and Adrian Villegas(Portland Timbers academy) in their first game at the Mercedes-Benz Aegean Cup in Turkey. On Tuesday, the U-16s fell to Norway. The USA will face host Turkey Thursday in group play.Placement games for first place and third place will […]
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'Development Academy Making Progress and Staying Ambitious' (Tony Lepore Q&A, Part 1)
By Mike Woitalla The U.S. Soccer Development Academy, which launched in 2007, now comprises 100 clubs. We checked in with Director of Scouting Tony Lepore on thestate of the Academy and U.S. Soccer’s new youth initiatives, which include increased financial aid and adding a U-12 program in 2016. SOCCER AMERICA: Where do you see the […]
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Youth Reporter: U.S. U-20 keeper joins Colombia
Tab Ramos named 20 players to travel to Honduras on Monday as part of preparations for the Concacaf Under-20 Championship in January but before the team evenarrived two players dropped out. For more on the U-20s, plus the Concacaf U-17 championship schedule, National League boys play and Super Y League champions. U.S. U-20 National Team […]
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Concacaf Under-17 Championship schedule set
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 […]