The U.S. U-19 men’s national team (1998s) lost, 1-0, to the Canary Islands, which played the second half a man down, to cap a three-loss appearance at the Copa del Atlantico under new coachBrad Friedel. The USA, which had fallen 1-0 to Spain and 5-0 toFrance at the Canary Islands-hosted tournament, failed to exploit a […]
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U.S. Soccer Development Academy adds 56 clubs for U-12 division
By Mike Woitalla Fifty-six clubs will join the U.S. Soccer Development Academy at the U-12 level, which the DA will launch for the 2016-17 season. They join 78 existing Academymembers that field teams for U-12 competition for a total of 134 clubs. The expansion is intended to reduce travel distances between clubs at the youngest […]
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Christian Pulisic, 'the American Jewel,' must be protected
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) I can think of 10 reasons we should be excited about Christian Pulisic. Those are each of the 10touches on the Pulisic compilation video from his debut, at the age of 17, for Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Was each touch perfect? No, butthey were made confidently, almost all in attacking positions, […]
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U.S. Soccer's slate of coaches on boys side almost complete
By Mike Woitalla Shaun Tsakiris, previously U.S. Soccer Development Academy coach at Northern California club De Anza Force, has been named head coach of the U.S.U-16 boys national team. Tsakiris, the 2014 USSDA Coach of the Year for the West region, has coached at De Anza since finishing his playing career with the USL A-League […]
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Brad Friedel names 23-player U.S. men's U-19 roster
U.S. U-19 men’s national team coach Brad Friedel has named the first roster since taking the helm earlier this month. The 23-player squad will face Spain, France and host CanaryIslands at Copa de Atlantico four nations tournament Jan. 27-Feb. 6. The squad includes 10 players earning their first U.S. national team program call-ups. All players […]
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The MLS PseudoDraft and other obstacles that Latino Americans face in American soccer
By Paul Gardner Time for another MLS SuperDraft. It would be better called the MLS PseudoDraft. It might also be known as the Slim Pickings Draft. Most of those involved arecollege players, and the day has long since passed when a bumper crop, or even an ordinary crop, of pro-ready players might be expected from […]
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Dennis te Kloese on Mexican success and the USA's challenges
Interview by Mike Woitalla Dennis te Kloese, the Mexican soccer federation’s director of youth national teams, served as Chivas USA’s director of soccer in2005-08. The Dutchman, who first moved to Mexico in 2003 to become Chivas Guadalajara’s scouting director, was also Tigres UANL’s academy director in 2008-2011. Currently in his secondstint with Mexican federation, we […]
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U.S. U-20 men notch two wins
The new U.S. U-20 men’s national team, mainly 1997-born players with the ultimate aim being the 2017 U-20 World Cup, notched a pair of wins during its first training camp of the year. Coach Tab Ramos’ split squad beat both SIMI Monteverde and Weston Select by the score of 3-0. The U-20s face Albion Plantation […]
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Brad Friedel prepared well for coaching career
By Mike Woitalla Less than a year after ending his 23-year professional career, goalkeeper Brad Friedel has been named head coach of the U.S. U-19 men’snational team. That’s a quick rise in the coaching ranks, but the 44-year-old has been preparing for quite a while. Friedel, a member of two U.S. Olympic and three World […]
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Friedel named U.S. U-19 men's national team coach
U.S. Soccer has named former U.S. World Cup goalkeeper Brad Friedel head coach of the new U.S. U-19 men’s national team, which was added to the program this year. OmidNamazi, who has been serving as Tab Ramos’ assistant on the U-20 men’s national team, has been named head coach of the U-18 men’s national team, […]