By Mike Woitalla It wasn’t all smooth sailing for American youth soccer in 2016. The turf wars between governing bodies showed no signs of subsiding, the high school vs. clubdebate intensified, there were plenty of complaints about the transition to birth-year registration, and lawsuits were filed by youth clubs in their quest to receive compensation […]
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Ramos pleased with U-20 rehearsal in Costa Rica
The U.S. U-20 men’s national team beat Costa Rica 4-0 and tied the Ticos, 0-0, during an week-long training camp in Costa Rica, site of the U-20 Concacaf Championship (Feb. 17-March 5) that willdetermine the region’s 2017 U-20 World Cup qualifiers. “I think we checked every box on this trip,” U.S. Coach Tab Ramos said. […]
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Unseeded USA faces tough path to U-17 World Cup
By Mike Woitalla Failing to earn a seed at the Concacaf U-17 Championship that will determine the region’s four qualifiers for the 2017 U-17 World Cup in India, the USA facesstiff competition in its first-round group at the Panama-hosted tournament April 21-May 7. To advance to the second round, the USA needs to finish inthe […]
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Tab Ramos names U-20 roster for Costa Rica friendlies
Coach Tab Ramos’ 20-player U.S. U-20 national team roster for friendlies at Costa Rica Dec. 17 and 19 includes seven collegians and 10 players with MLS clubs. The U-20s, whoare preparing for the U-20 World Cup qualifying tournament hosted by Costa Rica Feb. 17-March 5, will train at Costa Rica’s national training center in San […]
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Stunning win by U.S. U-17 boys: 7-1 over Portugal
By Mike Woitalla The Nike International Friendlies tournament, launched in 2001 for the U.S. U-17 boys national team, has long provided early glimpses of future stars. In 2008, a16-year-old Neymar played for the Brazil team that in Lancaster, California beat a U.S. team that included Juan Agudelo. Coutinho, the currentLiverpool star, scored twice in Brazil’s […]
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Men's U20WC Qualifying Draw: U.S. opens vs. Panama
The U.S. U-20 men’s national team’s quest to qualify for the 2017 U-20 World Cup will begin with first-round group play against Panama, Haiti and Saint Kitts & Nevis at the Costa Rica-hosted 2017Concacaf U-20 Championship that kicks off in February. Panama finished runner-up to Mexico — after a PK tiebreaker in the final — […]
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World Cup ends early for U.S. U-17 girls
By Mike Woitalla The USA exited in the first round at the 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup with a win and two losses. Needing a victory over defending champion Japan on Saturday afteropening with a 6-1 win over Paraguay and a 2-1 loss to Ghana, Coach B.J. Snow‘s team fell, 3-2, to the Japanese. Only […]
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MLS newcomer already has two teens on the roster
By Mike Woitalla @MikeWoitalla Atlanta United begins MLS play in 2017, but it made a bit of history bybecoming the first MLS club to field U.S. Soccer Development Academy teams prior its first team taking the field in MLS. That was thanks to merging with the Georgia United Soccer Alliance — apartnership that has resulted […]
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U.S. U-20 men fall, 1-0, to Germany
The U.S. U-20 national team opened the U-20 Four Nations Tournament in Manchester, England, with a 1-0 loss to Germany, which scored on a penalty kick by Hoffenheim’s Philipp Ochs in the 15th minute. “Our team demonstrated a top-notch mentality,” said Germany coach Guido Streichsbier told the German federation (DFB) official web site.“We did well in […]
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USA starts U-17 Women's World Cup with a rout
By Mike Woitalla The USA’s quest to win the U-17 Women’s World Cup for the first time began with a 6-1 rout over Paraguay in which Coloradan Civana Kuhlmann scored a hat trick. “The biggest thing we were looking for was three points,” said U.S. coach B.J. Snow, whose team faces Ghana on Tuesday (9 am […]