Heather O’Reilly, arguably the most-decorated player in U.S. women’s soccer history and a link for the generation of players who won Women’s World Cups and 1999 and 2015, will end her 15-yearinternational career on Sept. 15 when the USA takes on Thailand in Columbus, Ohio. HAO Titles: 2002: USA (Under-19 Women’s World Championship)2003: Univ. of […]
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This week in women's college soccer
Defending national champion Penn State is missing four players who are red-shirting — Emily Ogle, Maddie Elliston, Ellie Jean and Kaleigh Riehl — as they prepare for theUnder-20 Women’s World Cup Nov. 13-Dec. 3 in Papua New Guinea. A fifth U-20, sophomore goalkeeper Rose Chandler, is in school and training with the Nittany Lions. Q&A: […]
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U.S. Soccer hosts women's U-20 NTC Invitational in September
The U.S. U-20 women’s national team’s preparation for the 2016 U-20 World Cup in November includes the U-20 Women’s NTC Invitational Sept. 14-18, at which it will play Brazil, England andSouth Korea at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center at StubHub Center in Carson, California. Brazil and South Korea also qualified for the 2016 Women’s […]
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Q&A: U.S. U-20 coach Michelle French on country vs. college conflict
By Mike Woitalla Thirteen players on the USA’s 18-woman squad at the Olympic Games in Rio played in a U-20 Women’s World Cup, as did 15 members of the USA’s 2015Women’s World Cup-winning team. We spoke with U.S. U-20 coach Michelle French, who is also serving as an assistant to Jill Ellis in Brazil, about […]
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U.S. U-20 women head to Papua New Guinea
The U.S. U-20 women’s national team will hold a training camp and play two games May 21-June 1 in Papua New Guinea, to where it will return for the 2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup Nov. 13-Dec. 3. “The trip to PNG will be a fantastic opportunity for our group to continue to learn how to […]
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Mallory Pugh: The teen star's amazing rise and how it all started
By Mike Woitalla There were some early signs that Mallory Pugh really, really loved soccer. When her sister, Brianna, who’s fiveyears older, played for Real Colorado, 7-year-old Mallory would sit on the team bench. “And she would watch the whole game,” says Real Colorado coach Jared Spires.“At 7 years old, you wouldn’t expect that. And […]
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Landon Donovan: 'A 10-year-old doesn't need to be heading a soccer ball'
By Mike Woitalla Landon Donovan, the greatest player the USA has ever produced, recently appeared on “The DanPatrick Show” and was asked about heading in youth soccer. Beginning this year, U.S. Soccer has eliminated heading for children 10 and under, and put limits on the amount of heading inpractice for children ages of 11 to […]
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Roster: U.S. U-20 women head to Florida
Coach Michelle French has named a 26-player roster for the World Cup-bound U.S. U-20 women’s national team’s April 1-8 training camp in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. All but four ofthe players coming into camp are collegians. The USA was drawn into Group C to face France, New Zealand and Ghana at the 2016 U-20 Women’s World […]
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Californians and Texans lead new generation of girls national team players
By Mike Woitalla Coach April Kater has gathered 48 players for the first U.S. U-14 girls national team training camp of the year, March 19-26 at the U.S.Soccer National Training Center in Carson, California. Most the players called up were born in 2002. Fourteen are 2003-born. Twelve players on the roster hail from California, followed by […]
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U-20 Women's World Cup: USA to open against France
Aiming for its fourth title, the USA was drawn into Group C to face France, New Zealand and Ghana at the 2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea (Nov. 13-Dec. 3). The USA, whichfell in the quarterfinals of the 2014 Women’s World Cup, won on the crown at the inaugural edition of the […]