[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 […]
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U.S. under-18 national team camp roster
[YOUTH] MLS players Luis Gil (Real Salt Lake), Victor Pineda (Chicago) and Jon Top (FC Dallas) are among 36 players called into the U.S. under-18 national team camp that begins Saturday in Phoenix. Nine other players play for MLS academyteams. For the complete roster …
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Agbossoumonde set to find temporary home
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Defender Gale Agbossoumonde, who debuted for the U.S. national team against South Africa in November,is set to join Swedish club Djurgarden on a six-month loan. Agbossoumonde, 19, has expressed his displeasure about being left in limbo by the management firm Traffic that owns hiscontract. He spent the first part of the 2010 season […]
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El Salvador expelled for using ineligible American
[CONCACAF UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP] El Salvador has been kicked out of the Concacaf under-20 championship for using American Dustin Corea in qualifying. Corea played for the USA in the 2009 Concacaf under-17 qualifying tournament but switched allegiances next year. Unfortunately, theSalvadoran federation had not cleared Corea with FIFA, which allows a one-time switch for players eligible […]
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Man United eyes the 'Messi guarani'
Juan Manuel Iturbe, who is being hailed as the next Lionel Messi, lived up to his reputation with the winning goal for Argentina in its 2-1 win over Brazilat the South American U-20 championship that also serves as qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics. (The other Argentine goal was scored by FC Dallas youth product […]
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Teenager Wood makes German pro debut
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Bobby Wood, 18, debuted for 1860 Munich in the German second division club’s 1-1 tie with Duisburg onSaturday. Americans Clint Dempsey (Fulham) and Brad Friedel (Aston Villa) were on the winning side in English FA Cupwins over Premier League opposition. England (FA Cup) Everton 1 Chelsea 1 Tim Howard-Everton (90 minutes) Aston Villa […]
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Changing colors
[MY VIEW] National team loyalty isn’t what it used to be(*). More and more players are shopping themselves around to find the best situation before decidingwhich country to represent. Thanks to FIFA’s amended eligibility rules, players are, in certain circumstances, changing colors, representing more than one country. It is having profound effects on theU.S. national […]
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Gyau steals show in Ft. Lauderdale
[MLS] With Sunday an off day at the adidas MLS Player Combine in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., MLS staffs got a chance to watch the the U.S. U-20s at an intrasquadscrimmage and four players — Perry Kitchen, Zac MacMath, Zarek Valentin andOmar Salgado — who are all projected to be top 10 picks in Thursday’s SuperDraft […]