Jaylin Lindsey (Kansas City) and Chris Durkin (D.C. United), two of the young Americans aiming to play at the U-20 World Cup, discuss their pro careers.
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MLS 2019: Dream becomes reality for Paxton Pomykal
It’s rare for young Americans to be given attacking roles in MLS. Paxton Pomykal, who only turned 19 in December, should get that chance this season as he is expected to start for FC Dallas, which opens the 2019 MLS season against New England onSaturday. Pomykal signed with FC Dallas when he was 16, but he […]
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Top 10: Most valuable 2019 U-20 World Cup-eligible players
1. Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italy (AC Milan) 40 million euros 2.*Gedson Fernandes, Portugal (Benfica) 22 million euros 3. Matteo Guendouzi, France (Arsenal) 20 million euros3. Dan-Axel Zagadou, France (Bor. Dortmund) 20 million euros 5. IbrahimaKonate, France (RB Leipzig) 19 million euros 6. *Malang Sarr, France (Nice) 17 million euros 7. Joao Felix, Portugal (Benfica) 15 million […]
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Tab Ramos on the U-20 World Cup: USA to face Ukraine, Nigeria, Qatar
U.S. U-20 coach Tab Ramos, on a conference call following Sunday’s draw in Poland, assessed the USA’s 2019 U-20 World Cup competition and addressed the dynamics of his rosterselection, which will be affected by the full national team and club commitments. Three U.S. U-20s — Tim Weah,Josh Sargent, Tyler Adams, the latter two of which […]
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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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Rising teen star Chris Durkin is focused on big year with D.C. United, U.S. U-20s and U-23s
Without question, Chris Durkin has a lot on his plate these days as 2019 is shaping up to be an important year for the talented midfielder on many different levels. For one, heis on a D.C. United team that should be one of the better teams in the league. Second, he is expected to be […]
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What They're Saying: Edwin Lara
“Back then, my parents were still making decisions for me. I was still young, I didn’t know what was going on and how the world works. I was playing in Mexico so they thought why not play forMexico and stay in Mexico so I don’t have to be moving from place to play. Now I […]
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Tab Ramos on an exciting generation of U.S. U-20s, MLS's interest in leaving DA, and YNT coaching vacancies
Tab Ramos is head coach of the U.S. U-20 men’s national team, which he has qualified for four straight U-20 World Cups. He has also served as U.S. Soccer Youth Technical Directorsince October 2011. SOCCER AMERICA: How do you feel about your U-20 team after the first camp of the year, and four months away […]
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Rising star Nick Taitague on his Bundesliga quest and the joys of rejoining the U.S. U-20s
There is little doubt that United States U-20 head coach Tab Ramos has highly rated Nick Taitague for quite some time. Unfortunately for Ramos, he has beenunable to get the Virginia product involved with his teams for several years. This January, however, could mark the start of a positive trend for Taitague and his involvement with […]
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Youth: Mexican international Edwin Lara joins U.S. U-20 camp
Californian Edwin Lara, who played for Mexico at the 2015 U-17 World Cup, is joining the USA’s U-20s for a Jan. 4-13 camp in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. Lara, who left the U.S. nationalteam program after U-17 appearances for then coach Richie Williams, joined Pachuca in 2014 via Alianza de Futbol. Lara, who was among The […]