By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) Watching soccer is a piece of cake these days. All you need is asmartphone and a television app and you’re set to go. Anywhere. Any time. You could lay in bed and watch the USA’s U-20s play host New Zealand even though the game kicked off at 3 a.m. ET(midnight PT). […]
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Video Pick: Gedion Zelalem's Every Touch
Every touch — almost all from good to very impressive — that midfielder Gedion Zelalem took in the U.S. U-20s’ 4-0 win over New Zealand, was collected in this 8-minute video by TerryAFC. Besides the assist, nutmeg and rabona, notable is the way Zelalem spins away Xavi-like from foes. (SoundtrackNSFW)
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New Zealand coach hails 'very, very good' USA
New Zealand coach Darren Bazeley had big praise for the USA U20s following the Americans’ comprehensive 4-0 thumping of the U20 tournament host on Tuesday. “The USA has very,very good players,” Bazeley said. “It is a massive challenge for us, if you come up against a country like the USA with those players, that were […]
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Big win for U.S. U-20s is only a start
By Mike Woitalla It was, no doubt, a big victory for the USA. The Americans outshot host New Zealand, 30-11, in a 4-0 victory that clinched a spot in the knockout stage of theU-20 World Cup. Under-20 World Cup: New Zealand-USA Player Ratings Results & Schedule Coming off a 2-1 opening win over Myanmar, the […]
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U.S. U-20s lose striker Maki Tall
Maki Tall, who scored the first goal in the USA’s opening win, 2-1 over Myanmar, at the U-20 World Cup, will miss the remainder of the tournament with a broken toe. Tall, who wasreplaced by Bradford Jamieson in the 49th minute against Myanmar and was unavailable for the 4-0 win over New Zealand, scored two […]
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What They're Saying: Tab Ramos
“I’m very happy with the team and happy that we got through the first two games. The team did a good job today. I think we played relaxed, the combination of players we have on the field is agood one. We wanted to find space in between the opposing lines and created a lot of […]
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New Zealand-USA Under-20 World Cup Player Ratings
NEW ZEALAND-USA EXPRESS: June 2 in Auckland New Zealand 0 USA 4. Goals: Rubin 6, Hyndman 33, Arriola 58, Rubin 83.Att.: 15,678.———————————————————The USA clinched passage to the second round of the U-20 World Cup with a 4-0 win over host NewZealand. Coach Tab Ramos‘ team, far livelier and entertaining than in its opening 2-1 win […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Revs' Jermaine Jones out with groin injury
MLS stars Jermaine Jones and Robbie Keane are dealing with groin issues. MLS clubs may not know when to expect back their U.S. U-23s from France until later in the week, and a pairof first-year MLS internationals could face off in a Euro 2016 qualifier. 1. Groin problem sidelines Jones. The question as to whether […]
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What They're Saying: Tab Ramos
“We didn’t play how we wanted to play, that’s for sure. We found in front of us a very inspired team, a newcomer coming into the World Cup and they fought hard. They made us play ugly and it wasdifficult for us. I’m happy with the win but we’re going to have to improve if […]
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USA-Myanmar Under-20 World Cup Player Ratings
USA-MYANMAR EXPRESS: May 30 in Whangarei, New Zealand USA 2 Myanmar 1. Goals: Tall 17, Hyndman 56; Yan Naing Oo9.Att.: 5,816 ——————————————————— The USA opened its 2015 U-20 World Cup campaign with a labored 2-1 win over Myanmar, the nation formerly known as Burma, which is making its first appearance at thebiennial tournament that launched […]