The U.S. U-17 girls national team, coached by Mark Carr, beat England twice in Oregon, 6-1 and 6-2. Nine players scored for the USA in the two games. FC Dallas’Diana Ordonez and Payton Linnehan of FC Stars of Mass scored twice each in the 6-2 victory. Isabella D’Aquila of So Cal Blues scored a goal […]
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Roster: U.S. U-17 girls to face England
Coach Mark Carr has called up 24 players for the U.S. U-17 girls national team camp Aug. 20-27 in Portland, Oregon, that will include two friendlies against England Aug. 23 andAug. 26. Fourteen players of the players were a part of the U.S. team that finished second at CFA International U-16 Women’s Tournament in June […]
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Jordan Canniff scores three for U.S. U-17 girls in China
Jordan Canniff, who is aiming to play in her second U-17 World Cup, scored three goals in the U-16 CFA International Women’s Youth Tournament in China, where Coach MarkCarr’s team fell to the host, 5-4, beat Japan, 2-0, and tied Canada, 1-1. Cardiff, who turns 16 on July 27, played one game for the USA […]
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Roster: U.S. U-17 girls head to China
U.S. U-17 girls national team coach Mark Carr has named a 20-player squad for the four-team CFA International Tournament in Weifang, China, where the USA, comprised of players born in2001 and 2002, will face Japan (July 12), Canada (July 14) and host China (July 16). “This will be a memorable trip for the players in […]
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Schalke's U.S. teens eye first-team promotion
By Mike Woitalla@MikeWoitalla Missing from the U.S. team that reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 U-20 WorldCup were three American teens who were playing for Schalke 04 in its run to the U-19 Bundesliga semifinals: 19-year-old Haji Wright, and Weston McKennie, who turns 19in August, and Nick Taitague, who turned 18 last February. Weston McKennie […]
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U.S. U-20s enter 'best part of the tournament'
By Mike Woitalla and Charley Nordin At the last U-20 World Cup, in 2015, no collegians saw action for the USA. This time around, Coach Tab Ramos has been fieldingCal goalkeeper Jonathan Klinsmann, New Mexico defender Aaron Herrera and Maryland midfielder Eryk Williamson. Williamson started in theUSA’s 3-3 tie with Ecuador and in its 1-0 […]
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Roster: U.S. U-17 girls head to San Diego
The U.S. U-17 girls national team coach Mark Carr has called up 24 players for a June 2-11 training camp in Chula Vista, California that will serve as preparation for a July trip toChina. Included in the roster are three players taking part in their second U-17 cycle: forward Jordan Canniff and defenders Kennedy Wesley […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Roster: U.S. U-17 girls train with 40-player squad
Coach Mark Carr named a 40-player roster for the U.S. U-17 girls national team camp May 14-21 in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. The squad includes 16 players who were part of theU-17s’ championship win of the Torneo Femminile Delle Nazioni last month in Italy and Slovenia at which they beat Italy, 6-0, in the final. Three players […]
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USA youth teams are on a roll
By Mike Woitalla In March, the Tab Ramos-coached USA won the Concacaf U-20 Championship for the first time while qualifying for the 2017 U-20 World Cup. En routeto the regional title, it celebrated a 1-0 win over three-time defending Concacaf champion Mexico that marked the USA’s first U-20 win over El Tri at the Concacaf […]