The Seattle Sounders signed U.S. U-17 forward AlfonsoOcampo-Chavez from their USL team, the Tacoma Defiance, two weeks after he led the Sounders U-17s to the title at the 2019 Generation adidas Cup. Ocampo-Chavez, who is with the U.S.U-17 national team preparing for Concacaf qualifying in Florida, joined the Sounders Academy midway through 2016 from the […]
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Raphael Wicky on the USA's U-17 World Cup quest, his playing career, and his coaching evolution
Former Swiss national team midfielder Raphael Wicky, who coached youth academy teams at FC Thun, Servette, FC Basel, was named U.S. U-17 boys national team coach in March. OnThursday, the USA begins its quest to qualify for the 2019 U-17 World Cup with a Concacaf U-17 Championship Group F game against Canada. SOCCER AMERICA: What […]
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What They're Saying: Ricardo Pepi
“My goal is to keep on scoring, have at least 25 goals, and I want to play for the national team at the U-17s. As I get more experience I want to keep on learning, improving on little things, makingmy strong things a little better. Just grind every day.” — Ricardo Pepi, the 16-year-old forward […]
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U.S. Soccer names U-17 boys assistant coaches and 'per diem' head coach to take U-15s to Italy
U.S. Soccer has assigned its Director of Coaching Education and a youth national team program newcomer as U-17 boys national team assistant coaches to Raphael Wicky, the Swiss whowas hired as head coach last month. Barry Pauwels, who arrived from Belgium in 2018 to take charge of U.S. Soccer coachingschools, and former Canadian international Ante […]
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FIFA pulls the plug on 2019 Under-17 World Cup in Peru
FIFA has decided to move the 2019 Under-17 World Cup from Peru after an inspection tour and meetings determined there were “organizational and infrastructure challenges.” Peru was the only host candidate after Rwanda withdrew. FIFA is currently evaluating different alternatives for a new host country. The event is slated to be played in October. Only […]
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U.S. U-17 boys to start World Cup quest against Canada, Barbados and Guatemala
The USA now knows its first three opponents at the Concacaf U-17 Championship (May 1-16 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida) that will determine the region’s four qualifiers for October’s U-17 WorldCup. The USA, which is currently without a headcoach, will face Canada (May 2), Barbados (May 4) and and Guatemala (May 6) in Group […]
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Datebook: USA to host Concacaf qualifying for boys 2019 U-17 World Cup
The Concacaf Championship to determine the region’s four U-17 World Cup qualifiers will take place in three stages in Bradenton, Florida. The new format will culminate with a 16-team single-gameelimination format. The USA,which finished runner-up to Mexico in 2017 and reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 U-17 World Cup, will enter at the Final Championship […]
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The troubling case of U.S. Soccer coaching vacancies
I would give the boys U.S. youth national team coaches a high grade for their work over the last couple of years. In fact, the boys YNT program under Youth Technical Director Tab Ramos has had unprecedented success — providing a reason to be optimistic about the state of American soccer in the wake of the […]
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Dave Van den Bergh calls in 28 players to U.S. U-17 boys camp
Dave Van den Bergh, former U.S. U-19 and U-15 coach, has taken charge of the U-17 boys who aim to qualify for this year’s U-17 World Cup. Van den Bergh, who is replacingShaun Tsakiris at the U-17 helm, called in 28 players for a Jan. 4-13 training camp in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. The Florida camp […]
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Youth: Gianluca Busio strikes for U.S. U-17 boys in tie with Brazil
The USA finished second to Portugal in the 2018 U-17 Nike International Friendlies after a 1-1 tie with Brazil on Sunday. Captain Giovanni Reyna, who assisted on RicardoPepi‘s goal in the USA’s 1-0 win over Turkey on Friday, set up Gianluca Busio‘s strike against Brazil in first-half stoppage time. Breakthrough right before the half! First […]