One of the most brutal periods of the 1990s was the breakup of Yugoslavia through a series of wars that initially gave rise to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. The resulting human cost was catastrophic and the economic damage to the region was massive. Some people stayed to rebuild their communities, […]
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Weekend Focus: Picking USL pathway proves perfect for 17-year-old Kobi Henry, now in camp with USMNT
As a young player, Kobi Henry moved around frequently with his parents, both teachers, preferring to change locations. Born in Florida, Henry has lived in nearly 10 different places, including New York, New Jersey, and even Bermuda. While he was never settled in one particular home, soccer has been a constant in his life. Soccer […]
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Revelations Cup: U.S. U-20s fall 2-1 to Mexico with trio of Mexican-Americans
Host Mexico clinched the four-nation U-20 Revelations Cup title by winning a 2-1 thriller over a U.S. team that had rebounded from its 4-0 opening loss to Brazil with a 1-1 tie with Colombia. Mexico, whose squad included LAFC defender Antonio Leone and forward Christian Torres, and Galaxy forward Jonathan Perez, entered the game after […]
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New U.S. U-20 men's boss Mikey Varas arrives via FC Dallas after coaching Northern California elite youth clubs
Last week, U.S. Soccer announced that Mikey Varas would be the next head coach of the U-20 national team and it revived a team that has been dormant since January 2020 since the one and only camp of a cycle that was canceled because of COVID. It’s an important hire for the U.S. Soccer as […]
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Welcome news for U.S. men's Olympic quest: U-20 qualifying will also offer ticket to Paris
On Thursday, Concacaf announced a dramatic shift of how it will qualify teams for the Olympics – and in doing so it has eliminated the traditional U-23 qualifying tournament and will instead have Olympic qualification run in conjunction with the U-20 World Cup qualifying tournament. The format is simple. The typical U-20 World Cup qualifying […]
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Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship will serve as qualifying for 2024 Olympics
Concacaf announced plans for its Concacaf Men’s U-20 Championship, which will not only serve as qualifying for 2023 Under-20 World Cup but also for the 2024 Olympic men’s soccer competition. The move is similar to what Conmebol does, using its U-20 championship as qualifying for the U-20 World Cup, Olympics and Pan-American Games. The four […]
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Ralph Perez on his 46-year coaching journey with U.S. national teams, the pros and college — and the icons he worked with
Ralph Perez has worked alongside a Who’s Who of American soccer coaches — plus a few international legends — in a 46-year career that has taken him from NCAA soccer to the U.S. national team, on to MLS and, for the last decade and a half, back to the Division III game, where in 1974 […]
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SA Interview Archive: Voices from youth, college, the pros and national teams
Last week we interviewed Gregg Berhalter, U.S. men’s U-20 coach Anthony Hudson, college counselor Lisa Lavelle and Sockers FC Chicago academydirector David Richardson. Here’s are entire archive of 2020. Gregg BerhalterOn tracking the expanding playerpool, MLS running a youth league, and reflecting on his own playing career abroad Lisa LavelleCollege-bound student-athletes:COVID-19’s impact, sports eligibility changes, […]
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Anthony Hudson on national team coaching during a pandemic and promising signs from his U-20s
Anthony Hudson was named U.S. men’s U-20 national team coach in early January as the successor to Tab Ramos. Shortly after Hudson’s appointment, the U-20sconvened at a training camp in Florida, where they beat (2-0) and tied (2-2) Mexico, as preparations began for the 2020 Concacaf U-20 Championship. That tournament, to determine qualifiers for the2021 […]
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New U.S. U-20 coach Anthony Hudson on being the son of a superstar dad, his own playing career, and the importance of caring
Anthony Hudson, the new U.S. men’s U-20 national team coach, previously coached New Zealand and Bahrain, as well as teams in England and the USL. Most recently coach of the ColoradoRapids, the 38-year-old Hudson is the son of Alan Hudson, a superstar of English soccer in 1970s. Anthony Hudson was born in the USA when […]