Interview by Mike Woitalla When Manhattan SC PSG won the U-17 national title in July it became the first New York Cityteam to win a US Youth Soccer National Championship since 1985 and only the fifth since 1936.Coach Wilson Egidio left his native Brazil for New York in 1980 to play in the old American […]
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Landmark concussion suit filed against soccer organizations
[JURISPRUDENCE] FIFA, U.S. Soccer and four youth associations have been sued in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by a group seekingthe establishment of a medical monitoring program for players with concussions and head injuries and the implementation of “return to play” guidelines, a change in substitution rules and rules forheading […]
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Hugo Perez is out as U-15 national team coach
[U.S. SOCCER] Hugo Perez has been informed by U.S. Soccer that he will no longer be coach of the U.S. U-15 boys national team. He will continue toserve as a U.S. Soccer technical advisor. “It’s simple,” said Perez. “They want have someone else with the kids. I didn’t ask why. When your employer makes certaindecisions, […]
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Gaspar returns home as CJSA technical director
[YOUTH SOCCER] Dan Gaspar, who served as an assistant coach on Iran’s 2014 World Cup team, is returning to his home stateof Connecticut to serve as the Connecticut Junior Soccer Association’s technical director. The CJSA also announced the hiring of Mario Prata as its full-timedirector of coaching. Gaspar, a 2002 Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame […]
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Long-time Region I boss Palmeiro exits
Bob Palmeiro, U.S. Youth Soccer’s Region I director for more than a quarter century, stepped down last month after reaching a settlement with U.S. YouthSoccer that included a 10-year ban from the organization and its affiliates and what it described as a “repayment amount.” The settlement followed an independent investigation into what were describedas “apparent […]
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Cal South teams clean up Sunday at National Championships
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] Cal South teams won five of the 10 titles decided on Sunday as the 2014 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships wrapped up at the MarylandSoccerPlex in Germantown, Md. Beach FC (under-16 and under-18 girls) was the lone club to claim two championships, while DMCV Sharks Elite (under-17 girls) was the only defending […]
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Concorde Fire gives Georgia first McGuire Cup winner
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] Khallil Stewart scored in the 57th minute to give Concorde Fire Elite a 1-0 win over PDA Harkes tocapture the 79th McGuire Cup, the oldest trophy in youth sports. It marks the first time a Georgia team has won the under-19 championship. WAZA FC Juniors, VSA Heat Blue and Surf Academy also […]
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Lara scores four goals in FC Dallas Youth in semifinal win
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] Sergio Lara scored four goals to lead FC Dallas Youth Premier to a 5-2 win over CUP Gold in theunder-17 boys semifinals at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in Germantown, Md. Emmanuel Dapaa scored three goals as OP Eagles Green beat SantaBarbara SC White, 3-2, in the under-16 boys semifinals. For […]
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Concorde Fire plays PDA Harkes for McGuire Cup
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] Georgia’s Concorde Fire Elite and New Jersey’s PDA Harkes will play Saturday for the McGuire Cup, the oldest trophy in youth sports, at theMaryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Md. Champions will also be crowned Saturday in three other divisions at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships. Streaming: http://championships.usyouthsoccer.org/ For the first time, semifinals […]
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Fourteen former champs headed to Maryland
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] Fourteen former champions are among the 96 teams who will play in the 2014 US Youth Soccer National Championships that begin Tuesday at theMaryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Md. National Championships:Schedule Under-18 Boys. West Coast FC (CA-S) advanced to the National Championships as National Leaguedivision champion. Nicolo D’Amato topped the goal-scoring charts in […]