By Mike Woitalla The U.S. U-16 boys national team, after opening the 13th Tournament Delle Nazioni with a 2-1 loss to Croatia and a 2-2 tie with Slovenia, beat Brazil, 2-1, ongoals by Konrad de la Fuente and Marcelo Palomino on Wednesday. Barcelona-based de la Fuente opened the scoring in the 38th minute and Palomino(Houston Dynamo) […]
u.s. under-19 men’s national team
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U.S. U-19 men to face Russia in Slovakia Cup final
The U.S. U-19 men’s national team, coached by Brad Friedel, clinched a spot in the 2016 Slovakia Cup final by opening Group B play with wins over Georgia (5-1) and Ukraine (2-1).Weston McKinnie of FC Dallas’ academy scored in both games. The USA wraps up group play against host Slovakia April 28 before facing Russia […]
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Benefits of heading ban are clear to see
By Mike Woitalla I have now refereed and watched several games since the elimination of heading for children 10 and under – and have compared them to my notes and memoriesof games at the same level when heading was still allowed. First of all, on the girls’ side, I noticed very little difference. At least […]