By Mike Woitalla The USA’s quest to win the U-17 Women’s World Cup for the first time began with a 6-1 rout over Paraguay in which Coloradan Civana Kuhlmann scored a hat trick. “The biggest thing we were looking for was three points,” said U.S. coach B.J. Snow, whose team faces Ghana on Tuesday (9 am […]
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U-17 WWC: USA's Kuhlmann hat trick highlights 6-1 win
Coloradan Civana Kuhlmann scored a hat trick as the USA opened its U-17 Women’s World Cup campaign with a 6-1 Group D win over Paraguay on Saturday. Civana Kuhlmann (Photo courtesy U.S.Soccer). Midfielder Frankie Tagliaferri (PDA) opened the scoring, right back Kiara Pickett (Santa Barbara Eagles) struck after Kuhlmann (ColoradoRush) scored her first two goals, […]
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U.S. girls seek glory in Jordan
By Mike Woitalla @MikeWoitalla The 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup kicks off on Friday in Jordan, markingthe first time a Middle East nation has hosted a female soccer world championship. For the USA, which opens against Paraguay on Saturday, the U-17 World Cup is the only female worldchampionship it has yet to win. It finished […]
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TV Report: Fox Sports to air U-17 Women's World Cup
Fox Sports will broadcast all 32 games from the 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan (Sept. 30-Oct. 21) on FS1, FS2 and FOX Soccer Plus. The USA opens against Paraguay on Saturday at 11:55 am ET onFOX Soccer Plus. The USA second Group D game is Oct. 4 (8:55 am ET, FS2) and it […]
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MLS wins one in tug-of-war for U.S. teen stars
By Mike Woitalla FC Dallas won the U-17/18 U.S. Soccer Development Academy national championship in July despite missing one of its top players — WestonMcKennie, who left the team after the quarterfinals to tryout with Germany’s Schalke 04. McKennie eventually signed with the Bundesliga club, to the chagrin of FC Dallas,MLS’s most ambitious club at […]
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U.S. U-17 girls beat Venezuela twice
Six different players scored eight goals for the U.S. U-17 girls national team in 4-0 and 5-1 wins over Venezuela, with the ninth coming on an own goal. The lone goal conceded by the USA, which ispreparing for the 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan (Sept. 30-Oct. 21), came on an own goal. Civana […]
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The 21 U.S. girls aiming to make history
By Mike Woitalla The USA has won three Women’s World Cups, four Olympic titles, and three U-20 Women’s World Cups. The only world championship on the female side the USA has neverwon is the U-17 Women’s World Cup, a biennial competition that launched in 2008. The fifth edition will be hosted by Jordan Sept. 30-Oct. […]
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USA names roster for U-17 Women's World Cup
Coach B.J. Snowhas named the USA’s 21-player roster for the 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan Sept. 30-Oct. 21. The USA, which has yet to win the biennial world championship that was launched in 2008, facesParaguay, Ghana and Japan in Group D. “This is an immensely exciting time for our players and staff,” Snow […]
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Collegian makes case for U.S. U-20 men's national team
By Mike Woitalla The only collegians on the USA’s 2015 U-20 World Cup roster were two backup goalkeepers. And en route to its quarterfinal finish, the USA for the first time in 14U-20 World Cup appearances, dating back to 1981, fielded a starting lineup without any field players who ever played college ball. The next […]
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Teen stars sign with MLS clubs
By Mike Woitalla In the wake of Atlanta United, set to begin MLS play in 2017, signing 15-year-old Andrew Carleton, comes news that D.C. United has signed 16-year-old Chris Durkin. Both players are currently part of the U.S. U-17 national team residency program in Bradenton, Fla., and Durkin is U.S. U-17 captain. Durkin, who hails […]