[U.S. UNDER-18 MEN] The U.S. under-18 national team’s first trip of the year will take it to France and Romania for three matches March 15-25. TheU.S. U-18s will face France at the French federation training center in Clairefontaine, outside of Paris, on March 19. Then they will head to Romania for a double fixture with […]
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Ramos: 'I expect us to be a possession team'
[CONCACAF UNDER-20 COUNTDOWN] The USA kicks off play at the Concacaf Under-20 Championship next week in Puebla, Mexico. TabRamos has been preparing the team in Toluca for the opening game against Haiti. He says he’s assembled some very good players, in particular on the offensive side of the ball, with the likes ofLuis Gil of […]
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German-American Kiesewetter gets call-up
[USA UNDER-20 MEN] Forward Jerome Kiesewetter, who plays for VfB Stuttgart II in Germany’s 3. Fussball-Liga, wasadded to the U.S. under-20 national team’s roster for the 2013 Concacaf U-20 Championship, which kicks off Feb. 18. Coach Tab Ramos announcedan initial 18-player roster as the team traveled to Toluca, Mexico, to begin training for the tournament. […]
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U.S. U-20s on Fox Soccer
[SOCCER ON THE AIR] U.S. fans can look forward to watching the U.S. under-20 national team in action in the Concacaf Under-20 Championship as part of theexpanded agreement between Concacaf and Fox Soccer. Besides the Concacaf Under-20 Championship, Fox Soccer will also air the 2013 Concacaf Men’s Under-17 Championship, 2014 ConcacafWomen’s Under-17 and Under-20 Championships […]
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Ramos calls up 18 players for qualifying
[USA UNDER-20 MEN] U.S. under-20 national team coach Tab Ramos named an 18-player roster for the CONCACAF U-20Championship Feb. 18-March 3 in Puebla, Mexico. The U.S. is looking to qualify for the 2013 U-20 World Cup, which takes place June 21-July 13 in Turkey. The top four teams — the fourquarterfinal winners — from the […]
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U.S. under-20 national team roster
[PUEBLA CAMP] U.S. U-20 head coach Tab Ramos has called in 20 players for a week-long training camp beginning Monday in Puebla, Mexico, site ofthe Concacaf Under-20 Championship. During the camp, the USA will face Panama in closed-door matches on Jan. 19 and Jan. 21. The Concacaf Under-20 Championship, which will take place Feb.18-March 3, […]
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U.S. under-17 national team roster
[SPRING RESIDENCY] Six new players have entered the U.S. under-17 residency program in Bradenton, Fla. The 31-player squad also includes Steven Echevarria, who has returned from the New York Red Bulls academy after sitting out the fall semester. DEFENDERS (10): Conor Donovan (NC Alliance; Fuquay Varina, N.C.), *Justen Glad (Real SaltLake AZ Academy; Tucson, Ariz.), […]
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Tough times at Tigres
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Once upon a time, Mexican club Tigres was lauded as a model for developing or at least providing opportunities for Mexican-Americans. But thenews out of Monterrey in recent days is not good. Highly touted teenagers Juan Pablo Ocegueda and Victor Garza have leftthe club. Once again, Jonathan Bornstein was placed on the Mexican […]
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U.S. U-20s to prep in Puebla
[DATEBOOK] The U.S. under-20 national team will hold a training camp Jan. 14-22 in Puebla, Mexico, in advance of the Concacaf Under-20 Championship in the samecity. During the camp, the USA will face Panama Jan. 19 and Jan. 21. U.S. U-20 coach Tab Ramos will name a roster at a later date. Puebla will host […]
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'Boss' comes full circle
[THIRTEEN FOR ’13] Capped to the U.S. national team at the age of 19, Gale Agbossoumonde has not had his career go theway he probably hoped. He spurned a Generation adidas contract from MLS, so hoping to get a better off in Europe, he sold his transfer rights to Traffic, the South American player firm. […]