[SOCCER ON TV] BeIN SPORT and beIN SPORT en Español continue coverage of the Festival International Espoirs — the 41st edition of the tournamentorganized in and around the French city of Toulon — with delayed broadcasts of Belgium-Nigeria and Brazil-Portugal on Sunday. (Click here forthe BeIN SPORT television guide.)
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France clobbers USA, 4-1, in opener
[FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL ESPOIRS] The USA fell to host France, 4-1, in their opening game at the Festival International Espoirs. France scored twice at the endof each half — 40-minute periods — beginning with a spectacular flick backheel by Alexandre Coeff followed shortly thereafter by a shot by Gianelli Imbula through the arms of U.S. keeper […]
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BeIN SPORT to broadcast Toulon tournament
[SOCCER ON TV] BeIN SPORT and beIN SPORT en Espanol will broadcast the Festival International Espoirs — the 41st edition of the tournament organized in andaround the French city of Toulon. Action begins on Tuesday with the second game of the day pitting France’s U-20s against the USA’s U-20s in a preview of their meeting […]
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U.S. U-18s remain in first with 1-1 tie
[LISBON INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT] Romain Gall scored his third goal in two games — a free kick from 23 yards — to givethe U.S. under-18 national team a 1-1 tie with host Portugal to remain in first place at the 19th annual Lisbon International Tournament. IvoRodrigues of FC Porto matched Gall two minutes after the U.S. […]
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U.S. U-18s open with 3-0 over Czech Republic
[LISBON INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT] The U.S. under-18 national team got two goals from French-based Romain Gall and onefrom U.S. U-17 star Rubio Rubin in a 3-0 win over the Czech Republic to open play at the Lisbon International Tournament. The USA will facePortugal Thursday and Hungary Saturday. U.S. Under-18 Starting Lineup: Goalkeeper: Zack Steffen(FC Delco) Defenders: […]
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Brooks tug of war ends in draw
[USA UNDER-20 MEN] Eighteen months after he attended his first U.S. national youth team camp, American-German John AnthonyBrooks has grown to 6-foot-4 and become a hot property in Germany, a starter for runaway German second division champion Hertha Berlin. On Sunday, the final day of the league season, Brooksscored his first league goal for Hertha. […]
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New faces on U.S. under-20 national team roster
[FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL ESPOIRS] U.S. under-20 national team coach Tab Ramos named 22 players for the Festival International Espoirs May28-June 8 in France. The roster includes 13 holdovers from the Concacaf Under-20 Championship. It also includes Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders Academy) andMarlon Hairston (Louisville) whom Ramos saw for the first time at the recent U-20 camp, […]
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U.S. under-18 men's national team roster
[LISBON INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT] Marco Delgado (Chivas USA) and Amando Moreno(New York Red Bulls), who have both played in MLS this season, are among the players called up for the U.S. under-18 national team’s annual trip to the Lisbon International Tournament. A third MLS player, Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas), was a late scratch. Three players from […]
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Salgado needs surgery again on injury foot
[USA UNDER-20 MEN] Omar Salgado, the No. 1 pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, is sidelined again with a broken footsuffered during the recent U.S. under-20 national team camp. He re-fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot, requiring surgery performed by Dr. BertMandelbaum in Santa Monica, Calif., on Wednesday. Salgado had initially broke his […]
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U.S. Soccer Development Academy Player of the Week
[AWARDS] Jordan Morris, who scored in Seattle Sounders U-17/18’s 4-0 win against Cal Odyssey and 3-1 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes, wasnamed U.S. Soccer Development Academy Player of the Week. Morris is tied for second in Development Academy scoring with 24 goals in 24 games played. Morris recently was called into theU.S. U-20 training […]