“When I was coaching the under-20 team, we played Spain in the round of 16 at the World Cup, and we got beat 3-2. We were down at halftime 3-0. They were killing us. Xavi scored the firstgoal. They were killing us. My whole halftime speech was, ‘What do you mean, you guys can’t jump […]
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Florida kid George Acosta leads U.S. U-17 boys to triumph in France
By Mike Woitalla The U.S. U-17 boys national team beat host France, 3-2, to win 44th International Montaigu Tournament. George Acosta, who scored twice in final,also scored twice in the USA’s 4-0 win over Russia and in its 2-2 tie with England. The USA, coached by U-16 coach Shaun Tsakiris because U-17 head coach JohnHackworth […]
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Everton wins Dallas Cup Super Group
Everton beat Fulham, 2-1, an all-England final to win the Dallas Cup Gordon Jago Super Group. FC Dallas, the only U.S. team to reach the final four, fell, 3-1, to Everton in the semifinals. TheU.S. U-20 national team was knocked out in group play because of a stoppage timeequalizer in its 3-3 tie with Germany’s […]
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Big day for home team at Dallas Cup
There was heartbreak for the U.S. under-20 national team, eliminated from the Dallas Cup when it conceded a last-second goal and had to settle for a 3-3 tie with Germany’s Hoffenheim. But the FCDallas U-18s advanced to the Super Group semifinals in spectacular fashion, as did the FC Dallas U-16s at the nearby Generation adidas […]
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U.S. U-20s, Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas still alive in Dallas Cup Super Group
By Mike Woitalla Three American teams, including the U.S. U-20 men’s national team, are competing in the Dallas Cup Super Group, which has been won only once by a U.S. team since itsinception in 1990. The U.S. U-20s beat Monterrey, 1-0, in its opener on Sunday thanks to a strike by Duke’s Jeremy Ebobisse. On […]
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U.S. U-20 men open Dallas Cup with split
The U.S. U-20 men’s national team beat Monterrey, 1-0, in its 2016 Dallas Cup opener thanks to a strike by Duke’s Jeremy Ebobisse. On Monday, the U-20s dropped a 2-1 decision toFulham. In both games, they faced Californians. Jonathan Gonzalez started for Monterrey, while Luca de la Torre, who helped set up the first goal, […]
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Dallas Cup Super Group games streamed live
Games from the Dallas Cup Super Group, including the U.S. U-20 national team, will be streamed live at DallasCup.com. Coach Tab Ramos‘ U.S. team, which is in the early phase of preparing to qualify for the 2017 U-20World Cup, faces Mexico’s Monterrey (March 20, 7:30 pm ET), England’s Fulham (March 21, 5 pm ET) and […]
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What They're Saying: Sebastian Saucedo
“I think that this U-20 cycle will be a cycle to remember. I think it’s going to be a group of guys where we’re going to make the World Cup and it’s going to be a hell of a World Cup for us andfor the team and for the organization. This is a special group […]
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The Matthew Olosunde odyssey, from Trenton to Manchester United
By Mike Woitalla Of course, a soccer crazy boy like Matthew Olosunde played ball in the house, and broke stuff. Even living-room windows. But he didn’t getin trouble. “No, no,” says his father, Peter Olosunde. “He never got in trouble. Because he has this innocent face he comes to you with and it makes itimpossible […]
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Saucedo switches back from Mexico to USA
Sebastian Saucedo, who debuted for Mexican club Veracruz after joining it on loan from Real Salt Lake, has switched back to the U.S. under-20 national team after accepting a call-up to Mexico’sU-20 program last fall. Saucedo was one of 22 players called in for the U.S. under-20 national team Tab Ramos will take to 2016 […]