[SCOUTING REPORT] Jhon Estama and midfielder Evens Saint-Jean, who play togetheron the New York Red Bulls’ unbeaten U-17/18 team in the Development Academy and at New Jersey’s Columbia High School, are among the players on Haiti’s U-20 national team that opens play against theUSA Monday at the Concacaf U-20 Championship. French-based Renald Metelus (Le Havre) […]
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Fox Soccer to air 12 Concacaf U-20 matches
[SOCCER ON THE AIR] Fox Soccer will air 12 games from the Concacaf Under-20 Championship in Puebla, Mexico, beginning with Monday’s USA-Haiti match (kickoff:6:30 p.m. ET). Note: All times ET.Feb. 18 Haiti vs. USA, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19 Mexico vs. Curaçao 9 p.m. Feb. 22 USA vs. Costa Rica 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23 Mexicovs. El […]
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Liverpool's Pelosi suffers broken leg
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Bad news, it seems, comes in pairs regarding English-based U.S. under-20 national team players. First, WillPackwood suffered a broken leg playing for Birmingham Jan. 5 in the FA Cup. On Sunday, 18-year-old Marc Pelosi suffered the same injury playing forLiverpool’s U-21s. Pelosi’s broken leg followed a nasty challenge by West Bromwich’s Liam O’Neil […]
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Rapids' Serna gets call-up
[USA UNDER-20 MEN] Dillon Serna, who recently signed with the Colorado Rapids as a homegrown player out of theUniversity of Akron, joined the U.S. under-20 national team as the final player on its 20-player squad for the Concacaf U-20 Championship that starts Monday in Puebla, Mexico. Coach Tab Ramos announced an initial 18-player roster as […]
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First trip to includes matches in France and Romania
[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, […]