The USA took a big step toward qualifying for the 2017 U-20 World Cup by opening the second round of the Concacaf U-20 Championship with a 1-0 win over Mexico on a goal by captain Erik-PalmerBrown. The top two finishers of the three-team group that includes ElSalvador earn World Cup bids. Mexico faces El Salvador […]
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Tab Ramos' team on roll heading into Mexico U-20 clash; Women's youth head coaches out
By Mike Woitalla Tab Ramos‘ quest to become the first coach to qualify the USA for three straight U-20 World Cups comes down to games against Mexico on Monday andEl Salvador on Friday at the Concacaf U-20 Championship in Costa Rica. Results and Schedule: Concacaf U-20 World Cup Qualifying Leading Scorers5 Ronaldo Cisneros (Mexico)4 Ricardo […]
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Sebastian Saucedo strikes twice as U.S. U-20s advance
The USA moved into the second stage of the men’s Concacaf U-20 Championship with a 4-1 win over St. Kitts & Nevis in which Sebastian Saucedo struck twice. Coach TabRamos’ team faces Mexico on Monday in the first of two second-round games that will determine whether it reaches the 2017 U-20 World Cup. Brooks Lennon, […]
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Tab Ramos: 'The boys are starting to figure it out'
By Mike Woitalla “We know the important part of the tournament is how you end and not how you start,” Coach Tab Ramos said after his team’ssecond game of U-20 World Cup qualifying, a 4-1 win over Haiti on Tuesday. The USA’s start came on a Saturday, a 1-0 loss to Panama that meant a […]
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U.S. U-20s rebound with win over Haiti
After opening its U-20 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-0 loss to Panama, the USA rebounded well, beating Haiti, 4-1, in its second Group B game of the Concacaf U-20 Championship.
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USA already behind the eight-ball in U-20 World Cup qualifying
By Mike Woitalla The USA’s quest to qualify for the 2017 U-20 World Cup is in danger just one game into the Concacaf Championship. Despite playing with a man advantage for 72minutes, Coach Tab Ramos’ team fell, 1-0, to Panama. The USA, which must finish in the top two of its four-team group to advance […]
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MLS Moves: Glad and Allen ink fresh deals with RSL
Two highly regarded Homegrown products have been rewarded with new contracts. Real Salt Lake has announced defender Justen Glad andforward Jordan Allen have signed multi-year deals. Both academy products broke into the first team in 2015 and logged significant minutes last year, and also have valuableexperience with the U.S. U-20 team. “We are extremely proud of the players that […]
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Results: Concacaf U-20 World Cup Qualifying
The USA won the Concacaf U-20 Championship title with a penalty kick shootout win over Honduras after a 0-0 tie. The two finalists qualified for the 2017 U-20 World Cup along with Mexico and CostaRica. • The top two finishers in each of the three groups will advance to the second round, which will comprise […]
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USA loses U-20 qualifying opener to 10-man Panama
The USA’s qualifying campaign for the 2017 U-20 World Cup started poorly when it fell, 1-0, to Panama, which was reduced to 10 players with a red card in the 18th minute.
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Tab Ramos on keeper Jonathan Klinsmann, captain Erik Palmer-Brown and the U-20 World Cup qualifying quest
By Mike Woitalla Tab Ramos, who played for the USA in the 1983 U-20 World Cup, now aims to coach the USA in a third straight U-20 World Cup. The quest to qualifyfor the 2017 U-20 World Cup in South Korea begins on Saturday, when the USA opens against Panama at the Concacaf U-20 Championship […]