[U.S. UNDER-20 MEN] Real Salt Lake’s Luis Gil, Jonathan Top of FC Dallas andVillyan Bijev, who debuted this spring for Bundesliga-bound Fortuna Duesseldorf, are among the 20 players Tab Ramos called up for for afive-day training camp in Houston that began Wednesday and will be followed by two matches June 6 and June 8 against […]
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Eight pros headed to Lisbon Tournament
[U.S. UNDER-18 MEN] Eight pros — three in MLS and five with foreign cubs — were among the players called up for the U.S. under-18 men’s national team’strip to the 2012 Lisbon International Tournament May 23-26 in Portugal. The squad, coached by Javier Perez, will play a friendly againstSporting Lisbon on Sunday before kicking […]
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Bobby Howe: 'Drills are for the army' (Q&A Part 1)
Interview by Mike Woitalla Bobby Howe, during his playing career, lined up with England greats Bobby Moore, GeoffHurst and Jimmy Greaves at West Ham United. Howe came to the USA in 1977 to play for and coach the NASL’s Seattle Sounders, and since the 1980s has been deeply involvedin American youth soccer. He was U.S. […]
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Late Pineda goal decides friendly
[U.S. UNDER-20 MEN] The U.S. under-20 national team defeated the University of Washington, 1-0, on a goal by Chicago Fire midfielder Victor Pineda from the penalty spot after sub James Rogers was taken down inside the box during a quick break. The match concluded a week-longcamp in Oregon for Tab Ramos‘ U-20s. Due to recent […]
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Gil and Packwood head camp roster
[U.S. UNDER-20 MEN] Luis Gil, who is starting for Real Salt Lake, and WilliamPackwood, who has suited up this season for Birmingham City’s first team, are among the players Coach Tab Ramos picked for the U.S. U-20 national teamcamp April 9-16 in Portland, Ore. The team will train for a week, playing against the University […]
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Ben Spencer, Chivas USA phenom with giant future
[FOUR THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT …] If one of the players at the U.S. under-18 national team camp that opens Sunday at the Home Depot Center needs to find his wayaround Los Angeles, all he needs to do is ask Albuquerque, N.M., resident Ben Spencer. The 6-foot-5 striker knows L.A.’s freeways. Spencer, who turns 17 […]
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Cuevas and Bijev score in draw
[U.S. UNDER-20 MEN] The U.S. under-20 national team got goals from Californians Daniel Cuevas and Villyan Bijev, both now playing abroad, to give it a 2-0 lead but it had to settle for a 2-2 tie with the FC Dallas reserve team in a friendly at the ESPN Wide Worldof Sports in Lake Buena Vista, […]
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Collin Martin, youngest U-20 callup
[FOUR THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT …] Collin Martin is the lone high school junior training with the U.S. under-20 nationalteam in Clermont, Fla. He is one of the top prospects in D.C. United’s academy program. For four things to know about Martin … DA STAR. Martin isone of the top players on D.C. United’s U-17/18 […]
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Reyna colleague Perez hired as head coach
[U.S. UNDER-18 MEN] Spaniard Javier Perez has been hired as the head coach of the U.S. under-18 national team, replacingRichie Williams, who left after a brief time on the job to take over as the head of the under-17 national team program. Perez is the director of coachingat New York Soccer Club, a Westchester-based club […]
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Ramos calls in 10 professionals
[U.S. UNDER-20 MEN] Eight foreign-based players — including three from Mexican club Santos — and two MLS players — 2010 No. 1 SuperDraft pick Omar Salgado (Vancouver) and Victor Pineda (Chicago) — were among the 26 players TabRamos named to the U.S. under-20 national team training camp Feb. 20-March 1 in Clermont, Fla.