[U.S. UNDER-18 MEN] Now that the USA has been eliminated from the 2011 Under-20 World Cup, attention turns to the next cycle of players eligible for the 2013world championships. U.S. under-18 coach Mike Matkovich will bring 24 players into camp beginning Saturday on the Nike Campus in Beaverton, Ore. Two MLS players — Victor Pineda […]
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Rongen, Nicol & Arena — the coaches tell it like it is
By Paul Gardner Definitely, it’s time for some praise for a couple of coaches whose teams I’ve never much admired — but my opinion of their preferred playing style isnot at issue here (I’ll deal with that shortly). It’s their honesty in assessing their own team’s performance — and their willingness to grant praise to […]
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USA exits in shock defeat
[CONCACAF UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP] Tabbed as one of the most talented U.S. teams ever assembled and loaded like never before with pro players, the U.S. under-20national team won’t be going to the world championships. Guatemala, host of the Concacaf Under-20 Championship, pulled a stunning upset when it beat ThomasRongen‘s Americans, 2-1, at Estadio Mateo Flores in […]
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Mexico and Costa Rica move into semis
[CONCACAF UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP] Mexico and Costa Rica won quarterfinal games at the Concacaf Under-20 Championship to advance to the 2011 Under-20 World Cup inColombia. The USA will get its shot Wednesday when it faces host Guatemala in the quarterfinals (TV: ESPN Deportes, ESPN3, 10 p.m. ET). Goals by KristianAlvarez, Diego De Buen and Jorge Mora […]
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Rowe leads USA past Panama
[CONCACAF UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP] UCLA’s Kelyn Rowe scored two goals in the first 18 minutes to give the USA a 2-0 winover Panama and win its group at the Concacaf Under-20 Championship in Guatemala City. April 2 in GuatemalaCity USA 2 Panama 0. Goals: Rowe 13, 18. USA — MacMath, Garza, Agbossoumonde, Ibeagha, Valentin,Kitchen, Lletget (Orozco, […]
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Americans through to quarterfinals
[CONCACAF UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP] The USA clinched a berth in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Under-20 Championship in Guatemala City without playing a game onThursday when Panama beat Suriname, 3-0, on Cecilio Waterman‘s hat trick. The Americans and Canaleros face off Saturday (TV: ESPN Deportes, ESPN3,6 p.m. ET) with first place in Group B on the […]
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USA opens with easy win over Suriname
[CONCACAF UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP] The USA opened play at the Concacaf Under-20 Championship with a 4-0 win over Suriname Tuesday in Guatemala City but it couldhave been a lot worse. The Americans hit the post twice in the first half and once in the second and finished with a 27-2 edge in shots. BobbyWood, Joe Gyau […]
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Rongen loads up on pros
[U.S. UNDER-20 MEN] U.S. under-20 national team coach Thomas Rongen called up 14 pros — eight from MLS and eight fromforeign clubs — for the 2011 Concacaf U-20 Championship that begins March 29 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Even without New York Red Bulls forward JuanAgudelo, who will play with the senior national team in friendlies […]
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Cropper climbs Ipswich depth chart quickly
American Cody Cropper is only 18, but the 6-foot-4 goalie has already made quite an impression at English club Ipswich Town, where he debuted for its reserveteam in a 3-0 win over Oxford. “I’ve been training with the first team more and more the past few weeks,” said Cropper, who is expected to compete for […]
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No international soccer in Libya
There won’t be any international soccer played in Libya any time soon. The African soccer confederation (CAF) made sure of that by ordering the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifier between Libyaand Comoros to be moved from Tripoli to a neutral site. The game was scheduled in late March at the June 11 Stadium. The […]