[U.S. SOCCER] Richie Williams, who won three MLS titles as a player and coached the New York Red Bulls as an interimcoach on two separate occasions, has been named the head coach of the U.S. under-18 national team, replacing Mike Matkovich. Williams is the thirdcoaching appointment to the U.S. youth national team program since Jurgen […]
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Tab Ramos: 'I know what Jurgen's looking for'
Interview by Mike Woitalla No other coach of a U.S. national team on the men’s side had as illustrious career in the U.S. jersey as new U-20 boss TabRamos, who played in three World Cups, two Copa Americas, the Olympics and the U-20 World Cup. One of the most skillful players in U.S. history, his […]
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Tab Ramos named U-20 men's coach
[U.S. SOCCER] Tab Ramos, one of the most accomplished players in U.S. Soccer history, having played in three World Cups and professionally inSpain, Mexico and MLS, is the new coach of the U.S. men’s U-20 national team, which will vie to qualify for the 2013 World Cup. Ramos, 45, is the first U.S. U-20 coach […]
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Thirty players called into the HDC
[U.S. UNDER-18 WOMEN] U.S. Soccer women’s technical director April Heinrichs has called up 30 players, 25 of themborn in 1994 with five born in 1993, for the U.S. under-18 women’s national team camp to begin Sunday at the Home Depot Center. The players are all age-eligible for the U.S. team thatwill attempt to qualify for […]
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U.S. ref Mark Geiger shines at U-20 World Cup. (Plus treasonous thoughts on the diving witch hunt.)
By Paul Gardner Despite the USA’s failure to qualify for the U-20 World Cup there was an American presence at the tournament after all. A pretty important one, as ithappens. Referee Mark Geiger — well enough known in this country as an MLS referee — was given charge of three games: Brazil 3, Austria 0 […]
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Oscar caps historic hat trick with a golazo
[VIDEO PICK] Oscar, a 19-year-old who plays his club ball for Internacional, scored a hat trick in the U-20 World Cup final that included amagnificient overtime gamewinner in the 3-2 victory that gave Brazil its fifth U-20 crown. Oscar, the first player to score a hat trick in a U-20 World Cup final, shone in […]
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Oscar night in Bogota
[UNDER-20 WORLD CUP] A hat trick from Oscar gave Brazil a 3-2 overtime win over Brazil for its fifth Under-20 World Cuptitle, matching its haul in the World Cup and giving it only one less than the record six U-20 championships won by archrival Argentina. Oscar‘swinner in Bogota came in the 111th minute when his […]
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2011 Under-20 World Cup this week …
[SCOREBOARD] Brazil and Portugal will meet in Saturday’s Under-20 World Cup final, a repeat of their 1991 final Portugal won in a shootout. Brazil got two lategoals from Henrique to defeat Mexico, 2-0. Portugal ended France’s longest run at the U-20 World Cup with a 2-0 win of its own thanks to first-half goals byDanilo […]
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2011 Under-20 World Cup this week …
[DATEBOOK] Brazil meets Mexico and France faces Portugal in Wednesday’s semifinals at the Under-20 World Cup in Colombia. Brazil is seeking its fifth title andPortugal its first since winning back-to-back crowns in 1989 and 1991 with its famous “Golden Generation.” Mexico hasn’t reached the semifinals since the inaugural U-20 championship in 1977 andFrance, the European […]
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2011 Under-20 World Cup this weekend …
[SCOREBOARD] The semifinal pairings at the Under-20 World Cup in Colombia are set: Brazil-Mexico and France-Portugal. Mexico broke the hearts of Colombia fanswhen it knocked off the hosts, 3-1, thanks to two goals by Edson Rivera in the last half an hour. France didn’t buckle after conceding a tying goalthree minutes into stoppage time and […]