[AMERICANS ABROAD] Rubio Rubin had to wait until he turned 18 in March to be eligible to sign with FC Utrecht. Then he hadto wait until the opening of the summer transfer window on July 1. Now, a mild concussion and broken nose suffered last weekend has set him back, but the young American forward […]
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U.S. U-17s drop second straight game
[OPEN NORDIC TOURNAMENT] The U.S. under-17 national team dropped its second game in two days at the Open Nordic Tournament in Denmark. Again once, it fell behindearly and could not recover, losing a 4-1 decision to Norway. Captain John Hou Souter led Norway with two goals. He put the Norwegians ahead afterthe eighth minute, and […]
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U.S. U-17s fall to host Denmark
[OPEN NORDIC TOURNAMENT] The U.S. under-17 national team lost its opening game at the Open Nordic Cup, dropping a 2-0 decision to host Denmark in Kolding. Mark Brink Christensen and Marco Harboe Ramkilde scored in the first half for the Danes. The U.S.U-17s consist mostly of players on the second team. Four players — goalkeeper […]
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Squads picked for Denmark and Mexico tourneys
[USA UNDER-17 MEN] U.S. under-17 men’s national team head coach Richie Williams named two rosters for the upcomingOpen Nordic Tournament starting July 28 in Kolding, Denmark, and the Copa Mexico de Naciones, which kicks off Aug. 2 in Mexico City. Most of the highly touted U-17s are concentrated on the team headedto Mexico, though four […]
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U.S. under-17 men's national team roster
[JULY CAMP] U.S. under-17 men’s national team head coach Richie Williams called 38 players into a week-long trainingcamp that began Saturday at U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center in Carson, Calif. The camp will be used to determine the rosters for a pair of tournaments: the Nordic Open Cup July 24-Aug. 3in Kolding, Denmark, and the […]
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U.S. U-15s drop close decision to older Mexican team
[TORNEO DELLE NAZIONI] For the second time in two days, the U.S. under-15 boys national team came up against older competition at Torneo delle Nazioni, falling 2-1to Mexico’s U-16s a day after it lost to host Slovenia’s U-16s, 4-0. Against Mexico, the USA faced goalkeeper Romero Abraham — who attended the U.S. U-17Residency Program last […]
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U.S. under-15 boys national team roster
[TORNEO DELLE NAZIONI] U.S. under-15 national team coach Hugo Perez will take 18 players to the 12-team Torneo DelleNazioni that begins Friday. The tournament is based in the Italian city of Gradisca d’Isonzo, but the USA’s first-round games against Slovenia, Mexico and China will be played in nearbySlovenia. The U.S. roster includes 14 of the […]
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Unbeaten streak reaches 10 games
[USA UNDER-17 MEN] The U.S. under-17 men’s national team closed out its trip to Sarajevo and Zagreb with a 1-0 win over Croatia to finish the tour with a 4-0-1record, including wins over all four youth national teams it faced. The win extended its unbeaten streak in youth internationals to 10 games. U.S. Unbeaten Streak: […]
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Croatia falls on early Rice goal
[USA UNDER-17 MEN] The U.S. under-17 men’s national team, which went unbeaten in Sarajevo to win the Josep Katalinski Memorial Tournament, has opened a two-gameseries against host Croatia with a 1-0 win on Tuesday in the Zagreb suburb of Zapresic. The game’s lone goal was scored by Elijah Rice (ChicagoMagic PSG) in the 16th minute. […]
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Pulisic hat trick leads U-17s to another tournament title
[USA UNDER-17 MEN] The U.S. under-17 national team rolled to another tournament title, crushing host Bosnia-Herzegovina, 4-1, to win the Josip Katalinski MemorialTournament in Sarajevo on Sunday. Christian Pulisic led the USA with a hat trick in 17 minutes in the second half. Haji Wright, who had four goals in the opening win over Montenegro […]