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 […]
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U.S. U-17 girls beat Switzerland's U-19 team
The Colorado Rush’s Civana Kuhlmannscored twice and assisted as the U.S. U-17 girls national team beat Switzerland’s U-19 national, 3-2, in Morbio, Switzerland. Taryn Torres (FC Dallas) scored the USA’s third goal in the win over the Swiss team that is preparing for July’s U-19 European Championship. Coach B.J.Snow’s team is preparing for the U-17 […]
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'Toughest World Cup yet' awaits U.S. U-17 girls
By Mike Woitalla The USA will face Paraguay, Ghana and defending champion Japan in the first round of 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup (Sept. 30-Oct. 21) in Jordan, the firstMiddle East nation to host a FIFA women’s championship. “The international women’s game has evolved at a frenetic pace over the course of the last few […]
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U-17 WWC: USA to face Paraguay, Ghana and Japan
The draw for the Jordan-hosted 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup (Sept. 30-Oct. 21) took place on Sunday in Amman and placed the USA into Group D with Paraguay, Ghana and defending champion Japan. “We feel that our group will be a tremendous challenge for us,” said U.S. coach B.J. Snow.“There are three very distinct teams […]
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U.S. girls to prep for U-17 World Cup against Swiss U-19s
By Mike Woitalla The U.S. U-17 girls national team, which is preparing for the U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan (Sept. 30-Oct. 21), will play two games against theSwitzerland team that is prepping for July’s U-19 European Championship. U.S. coach B.J. Snow has called up 22 players, including 18 who were on the squad that in […]
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U.S. U-17 girls head to Italy for World Cup prep
The U.S. U-17 girls national team continues its preparations for the U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan that kicks off in September with a May 23-June 3 training camp in Northern Italy that will includetwo games across the border against Switzerland’s U-19 national team, which is preparing for the U-19 European Championship. U.S. coach B.J. […]
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Roster: U.S. U-17 girls convene in Chula Vista
For the U-17 Women’s World Cup-bound U.S. team’s second camp since qualifying in March, Coach B.J. Snow has named a 24-player squad to train at the U.S. Olympic Training Centerin Chula Vista, Calif., from May 8-14. Seventeen of the players were part of the squad that won the Concacaf U-17 championship and clinched a spot […]