Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) and Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy), two of the top U.S. U-20s in MLS, came off with injuries this past week, but their injuries aren’t considered serious. Pomykal left at halftime of the FC Dallas match against San Jose after favoring his hamstring. Following the game, FC Dallas coach Luchi Gonzalez said […]
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Under-20 World Cup: Jonathan Gonzalez barred from playing for Mexico by Monterrey
Less than six months ago, JonathanGonzalez talked to Soccer America about how he was looking forward to playing in the 2019 Under-20 World Cup. He was a reserve on the 2017 U.S. under-20 team that won the Concacafqualifying tournament but wasn’t selected for the team that reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 U-20 World Cup […]
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Top MLS draft pick Frankie Amaya loaned out to USL in bid to nail down U-20 roster spot
Less than two months into the 2019 MLS season, FrankieAmaya, the No. 1 pick in the SuperDraft, has returned home. He came home for FC Cincinnati’s MLS match on Saturday at LAFC and made just his second appearance for the expansionteam. It had been decided that he’d stay and be loaned out on a short-term […]
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USA's U-20 World Cup hopefuls get one last chance to impress
Coach Tab Ramos, who will be naming his roster for the 2019 U-20 World Cup in mid-May, is taking a squad of 20 players to a training camp in Spain, where the USA will face fellowqualifiers France (March 22) and Japan (March 25). “I’m looking forward to our last camp before the U-20 World Cup,” […]
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Watch: A visit with U.S. U-20s vying to star in MLS
Jaylin Lindsey (Kansas City) and Chris Durkin (D.C. United), two of the young Americans aiming to play at the U-20 World Cup, discuss their pro careers.
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MLS 2019: Dream becomes reality for Paxton Pomykal
It’s rare for young Americans to be given attacking roles in MLS. Paxton Pomykal, who only turned 19 in December, should get that chance this season as he is expected to start for FC Dallas, which opens the 2019 MLS season against New England onSaturday. Pomykal signed with FC Dallas when he was 16, but he […]
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Top 10: Most valuable 2019 U-20 World Cup-eligible players
1. Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italy (AC Milan) 40 million euros 2.*Gedson Fernandes, Portugal (Benfica) 22 million euros 3. Matteo Guendouzi, France (Arsenal) 20 million euros3. Dan-Axel Zagadou, France (Bor. Dortmund) 20 million euros 5. IbrahimaKonate, France (RB Leipzig) 19 million euros 6. *Malang Sarr, France (Nice) 17 million euros 7. Joao Felix, Portugal (Benfica) 15 million […]
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Tab Ramos on the U-20 World Cup: USA to face Ukraine, Nigeria, Qatar
U.S. U-20 coach Tab Ramos, on a conference call following Sunday’s draw in Poland, assessed the USA’s 2019 U-20 World Cup competition and addressed the dynamics of his rosterselection, which will be affected by the full national team and club commitments. Three U.S. U-20s — Tim Weah,Josh Sargent, Tyler Adams, the latter two of which […]
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Tab Ramos on an exciting generation of U.S. U-20s, MLS's interest in leaving DA, and YNT coaching vacancies
Tab Ramos is head coach of the U.S. U-20 men’s national team, which he has qualified for four straight U-20 World Cups. He has also served as U.S. Soccer Youth Technical Directorsince October 2011. SOCCER AMERICA: How do you feel about your U-20 team after the first camp of the year, and four months away […]
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Rising star Nick Taitague on his Bundesliga quest and the joys of rejoining the U.S. U-20s
There is little doubt that United States U-20 head coach Tab Ramos has highly rated Nick Taitague for quite some time. Unfortunately for Ramos, he has beenunable to get the Virginia product involved with his teams for several years. This January, however, could mark the start of a positive trend for Taitague and his involvement with […]