[FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL ESPOIRS] The U.S. under-20 men’s national team will face Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Korea and host France in the41st edition of the Festival International Espoirs in and around the city of Toulon May 28-June 8. The tournament will be preparation for the Under-20 World Cup that begins June 21 in […]
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Ramos: 'Everyone is in the mix'
[U.S. UNDER-20 MEN] Between the Concacaf Under-20 Championship and the Festival International Espoirs in France, U.S. under-20 men’s national team coach Tab Ramos held a week-long camp at the Home Depot Center to get one last look before he’s going to have to make some hard decisions about whom he’ll consider for theU-20 World Cup […]
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Koroma comes up big off bench
[U.S. UNDER-20 MEN] The U.S. under-20 national team wrapped up its weeklong camp at the Home Depot Center with a 6-2 win over Eric Wynalda‘s Cal FC. Akron freshman Alfred Koroma, who did not take part in qualifying for the Under-20 World Cup, scored two goals and had anassist off the bench, and the Chicago Fire’s […]
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Three Americans on Indiana college tour
[MEXICO UNDER-20 MEN] First-year Chivas USA forward Julio Morales joined starting goalie Richard Sanchez (FC Dallas) and forward Uvaldo Luna (Tigres) to give Mexico’s Concacaf under-20 championship team three Americans on its team thatis touring Indiana. Morales, a product of San Jose, Calif., had previously played in the Chivas de Guadalajara youth system. He didn’t […]
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Keller joins coaching staff for training camp
[USA UNDER-20 MEN] Kasey Keller has joined former U.S. World Cup teammates Tab Ramosand Brian Bliss as an assistant on the U.S. under-20 men’s national team coaching staff. Keller, who also works as an analyst for ESPN andon local Seattle Sounders’ broadcasts, Ramos and Bliss were on the 1990 World Cup team. Italia ’90 was […]
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Academy scoring sensation Morris gets call-up
[USA UNDER-20 MEN] Jordan Morris, who has scored 22 goals in 22 games for the Seattle Sounders Academy this season inthe U-17/18 Development Academy, is the lone high school player with amateur status called into the U.S. under-20 men’s national team camp at the Home Depot Center. Morris, who hasplayed for the Sounders’ reserve team, […]
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Ramos: 'This is a very important camp'
[USA UNDER-20 MEN] Monday marked the start of the first camp for the U.S. under-20 men’s national team since it qualified for the Under-20 World Cup in Turkey.The camp will allow Coach Tab Ramos to look at several key players who were injured and missed Concacaf qualifying. “This is a very importantcamp for us and […]
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U.S. under-20 men's national team roster
[HOME DEPOT CENTER CAMP] Rookie defender DeAndre Yedlin, who has started all 10 games — MLS and Concacaf ChampionsLeague — for the Seattle Sounders, has been called up for the U.S. under-20 national team camp that began Monday at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Seattle has a bye this week, allowingYedlin to join […]
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Scouting report: Brooks' 'potential value' tops $45 million
[AMERICANS ABROAD] American-German John Anthony Brooks is considered one of the top prospects in German soccer. The20-year-old defender, who says he’ll soon decide between representing the U.S. U-20s or German U-21s this summer, plays for 2. Bundesliga leader Hertha Berlin and his “potential valuation” is put at$45.6 million. Sky Sports Scout rates him at 60/80, […]
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The USA-Mexico divide
By Paul Kennedy What lessons can we draw from another year of MLS participation in the Concacaf Champions League? The good news isthat the Mexican home-field advantage is shrinking. Even if the LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders didn’t get the wins they needed to advance, they played their opponents evenly. The closest thing to ano-contest […]