[U.S. UNDER-20 MEN] Indicative of the growing number of young American players who have turned pro, U.S. under-20 national team coach Thomas Rongen is taking a team comprised entirely of professional players — including a half a dozen new faces — to a four-team international tournament Sept. 1-13 in Arequipa, Peru. The roster includes: — […]
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Chivas USA promotes teen de la Fuente
[MLS] Bryan de la Fuente, an 18-year-old midfielder, became the latest player from Chivas USA’s youth system to move tothe senior team when the MLS club announced that he was signed as a homegrown player. De la Fuente, who recently played on the U.S. under-20 national team that won the Milk Cup inNorthern Ireland, has […]
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Teen sensation Salgado's move blocked
Omar Salgado, the 16-year-old Mexican-American signed by MLS, won’t be playing on loan at Vancouver after all. FIFA rules prevent a player under 18 years oldfrom moving from one country to another unless his parents are moving there for non-sporting reasons. Instead of joining the Whitecaps for the rest of the 2010 D-2 Pro League […]
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Salgado headed to Vancouver on loan
[MLS] Omar Salgado, the 16-year-old forward signed by MLS, has been loaned to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC for theremainder of the of USSF Division 2 season. Salgado, a native of El Paso, Texas, left the Chivas Guadalajara youth program after joining the U.S. under-20 national team. He signed aGeneration adidas contract and will be selected […]
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Henninger wins adidas Golden Glove
[AWARDS] U.S. goalkeeper Bianca Henninger won the adidas Golden Glove as the top goalie at the Under-20 Women’s WorldCup. The rising junior at Santa Clara allowed only two goals in 390 minutes of play in four games. Germany’s Alexandra Popp won theadidas Gold Ball and Shoe as the top scorer (10 goals in six games) […]
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Bleuets are European champions
[FRANCE] A month after the embarrassing performance of its national team in South Africa, France celebrated a European championship on Friday night. It won the Under-19 European Championship in dramatic fashion with a 2-1 win over Spain before a packed house in Caen. UEFA President Michel Platiniwas on hand at the stade Michel-d’Ornano for the […]
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USA crushes hosts in final
[MILK CUP] The USA beat host Northern Ireland, 3-0, to capture the Milk Cup for the first time since Charlie Davies ledthe Americans to the championship of the under-20 tournament in 2005. The Americans got goals by Gale Agbossoumonde and Juan Agudelo, both on long-range blasts in the first half, and Adrian Ruelas, his third […]
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Don't bury Bleus just yet
[PORTRAITS] A month after its embarrassing exit from the World Cup, France is on the verge of winning in international trophy. Its U-19s have advanced toFriday’s final of the European Championship in their category against Spain with an exciting team led by Gael Kakuta and Antoine Griezmann, two players who abandoned French soccer at young […]
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Ruelas sends USA into final with two goals
[MILK CUP] Adrian Ruelas of Mexican club Santos Laguna scored two goals and led the USA to a 3-2 win over Denmark thatsent it into Friday’s final of the Milk Cup’s Elite section (under-20 national teams). Ruelas pulled the Americans even at 1-1 in the first half and scored the winner with one minute toplay […]
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MLS signee Salgado scores winner for U-20s
[MILK CUP] Omar Salgado, the giant 16-year-old striker out of El Paso, Texas, signed by MLS when he left Mexican club Guadalajara’s youth program tojoin the U.S. under-20 national team, scored the winning goal in the U-20s’ 1-0 win over China to open play Monday at the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland. Salgado, 6-foot-4, was […]