The U.S. under-18 men’s national team is in Niigata, Japan, for a tournament that begins Thursday against a local select team.
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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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Roster: U.S. U-18 men head to training camp in Carson
A 20-player U.S. U-18 national team squad will train under U-20 coach Tab RamosFeb. 1-7 in Carson, California. All the players in the squad were born in 2001, making them eligible forthe 2021 U-20 World Cup and this year’s U-20 World Cup. U.S. U-18 men’s national team GOALKEEPERS (2) David Ochoa (Real Salt Lake; Oxnard, […]
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Youth: Ulysses Llanez and David Ochoa star as U.S. U-18 men win Czech tourney
The USA beat Japan in a shootout after a 1-1 tie in the final of Vaclav Jezek Tournament, which the USA also won in 2014 and 2016. Ulysses Llanez scored for the USA against Japan andgoalkeeper David Ochoa made the crucial saves in the spot-kick tiebreaker. The team was coached by U-20 head coach Tab […]
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Youth: Folarin Balogun scores again for USA as U-18 men reach tourney final
Three months after playing for England at the U-17 European Championship, Arsenal’s Folarin Balogun is starring for the U.S. U-18s. He scored in his secondstraight game, a 1-1 tie with host Czech Republic that sends the Tab Ramos-coached U.S. U-18s into the Vaclav Jezek Tournament final against Japan.
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Youth: Former England U-17 international Folarin Balogun strikes for U.S. U-18s
Arsenal youth player Folarin Balogun, who played for England at the 2018 U-17 European Championship, scored in the U.S. U-18s’ 5-0 win over Bulgaria in the USA’s second game at the2018 Vaclav Jezek Tournament in the Czech Republic. The USA, coached by U-20 coach Tab Ramos, opened thetournament with a 2-1win over over the United […]
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Sac Republic's Roberto Hategan scores twice in U.S. U-18 win
The USA opened the 2018 U-18 Vaclav Jezek Tournament in the Czech Republic with a 2-1 win over the United Arab Emirates. Roberto Hategan, a 17-year-old plays for the SacramentoRepublic’s, scored both U.S. goals for the USA, which faces Bulgaria on Wednesday and host Czech Republic on Friday in Group A. In June of 2017, […]
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U.S. U-18s call up England youth international
Folarin Balogun, who played for England at the 2018 U-17 European Championship, is on the U.S. U-18 national team roster for the 2018 Vaclav Jezek Tournament in the Czech Republic.The USA-born 17-year-old was raised in England has been with Arsenal’s youth program since age 10. The USA, which wonthe Vaclav Jezek Tournament in 2014 and […]
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Youth: Fourteen newcomers called up for U.S. U-18 men's camp
Coach Omid Namazi has called up 14 newcomers for his 27-player U.S. U-18s training camp June 4-11 in Kansas City. All 27 players are 2001-born. • The squadincludes three foreign-based players: Michael Carmona (Atletico Madrid), Salvatore Esposito (SSC Napoli) and Charlie Kelman (Southend United). • The camp is the first by a national team at […]
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U.S. U-18 boys beat Costa Rica twice in Florida friendlies
The USA beat Costa Rica, 2-1 and 3-0, in a pair of friendlies in Orlando, Florida. Indiana Vassilev, a Georgia state product who joined Aston Villa’s youth program via the IMGAcademy, and Barcelona academy player Konrad De la Fuente, scored for the USA in the 2-1 win in which Coach Omid Namazi‘s team outshot the […]